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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a naturaL occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter?
Mineral
Rock
Fossil
Magma
What is an individual particle in a rock called?
Folliation
Grain
Mineral
Rock
What is molten rock stored beneath the Earth's surface called?
Magma
Lava
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
What is magma called when it reaches the Earth's surface?
Igneous
Conglomerate
Lava
Mineral
What is a rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolve in water as rocks erode?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Mineral
What is the breaking of rock by natural elements like water and wind called?
Weathering
Erosion
Pressurized
Metamorphism
What series of processes change one type of rock into another type of rock?
Rock Cycle
Sand Cycle
Lava Cycle
Earth Cycle
What is the natural transportation of rock and sediments to different locations called?
Weathering
Erosion
Precipitation
Rock Cycle
What type of rock is on the Earth's surface?
Intrusive
Extrusive
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What type of rock is found underneath the Earth's surface?
Mineral
Igneous
Intrusive
Sedimentary
What do you call a rock that shows layers?
Igneous
Lava
Foliated
Erosion
What is a rock that has no layers and the minerals are mixed around?
Non Foliated
Foliated
Mixture
Blended
How do sedimentary rocks form?
Compaction and Cementation
Metamorphism
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
What two things are required for metamorphism to occur?
Cementation and Compaction
Water and Wind
Heat and Pressure
Minerals and Magma
What are the three major rock groups?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Lava, Magma, Molten Rock
Weathered, Eroded, Sediment
Boulders, Mountains, Canyons
What is an example of an igneous rock?
Sandstone
Obsidian
Marble
Gneiss
What is an example of a sedimentary rock?
Granite
Schist
Conglomerate
Gabbro
What is an example of a metamorphic rock?
Clay
Coal
Pyrite
Marble
What two characteristics help identify rocks?
Color and Roughness
Texture and Composition
Minerals and Sediments
Weathering and Erosion
What is the name of the rock the changes through metamorphism?
Parent Rock
Initial Rock
Igneous Rock
Hard Rock
Why does Pumice have holes in it?
The arrangement of crystals in an intrusive rock is random.
True
False
Where is sedimentary rock usually found?
Subduction Zones
Hot Spots - Volcanoes
Ocean
Rivers and Streams
What increases the deeper into the Earth you go?
Heat and Pressure
Crystal and Rock Sizes
Gravity and Force
Water Levels
Where do metamorphic rocks usually form?
Subduction Zones
Antarctica
Islands
Prairies
