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Grade 5 - Revision Quiz - Rocks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
2.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
3.

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

a)

veterinarian

b)

geologist

c)

podiatrist

d)

teacher

4.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
5.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
6.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

a)

Marble

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

7.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
8.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
9.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
10.

Conglomerate forms from pebbles that are cemented together. Which type of rock is this?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

11.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
13.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

14.

Which igneous rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?

a)

Igneous intrusive

b)

Igneous extrusive

c)

Metamorphic foliated

d)

Metamorphic nonfoliated

16.

The process in which minerals glue the layers of sediments together.

a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)

weathering

d)
cementation
17.

What is a fossil?

a)

Remains from a dead organism

b)

The preserved remains from a once-living organism

c)

Bones from animals

d)

Paleontologists who paint

18.

True or False? It is rare to find a fossil that includes the soft parts of an animal.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A fossil that has filled a mold fossil and is the same shape of the mold is called a(n) ___ fossil.

a)

Amber

b)

Body

c)

Mold

d)

Cast

20.

What type of rock are fossils normally found in?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic