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Rock Cycle

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  • What is a naturaL occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter?

a)

Mineral

b)

Rock

c)

Fossil

d)

Magma

2.

What is an individual particle in a rock called?

a)

Folliation

b)

Grain

c)

Mineral

d)

Rock

3.

What is molten rock stored beneath the Earth's surface called?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Igneous Rock

d)

Metamorphic Rock

4.

What is magma called when it reaches the Earth's surface?

a)

Igneous

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Lava

d)

Mineral

5.

What is a rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolve in water as rocks erode?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

6.

What is the breaking of rock by natural elements like water and wind called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Pressurized

d)

Metamorphism

7.

What series of processes change one type of rock into another type of rock?

a)

Rock Cycle

b)

Sand Cycle

c)

Lava Cycle

d)

Earth Cycle

8.

What is the natural transportation of rock and sediments to different locations called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Precipitation

d)

Rock Cycle

9.

What type of rock is on the Earth's surface?

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

10.

What type of rock is found underneath the Earth's surface?

a)

Mineral

b)

Igneous

c)

Intrusive

d)

Sedimentary

11.

What do you call a rock that shows layers?

a)

Igneous

b)

Lava

c)

Foliated

d)

Erosion

12.

What is a rock that has no layers and the minerals are mixed around?

a)

Non Foliated

b)

Foliated

c)

Mixture

d)

Blended

13.

How do sedimentary rocks form?

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cellular Respiration

14.

What two things are required for metamorphism to occur?

a)

Cementation and Compaction

b)

Water and Wind

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Minerals and Magma

15.

What are the three major rock groups?

a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Lava, Magma, Molten Rock

c)

Weathered, Eroded, Sediment

d)

Boulders, Mountains, Canyons

16.

What is an example of an igneous rock?

a)

Sandstone

b)

Obsidian

c)

Marble

d)

Gneiss

17.

What is an example of a sedimentary rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Schist

c)

Conglomerate

d)

Gabbro

18.

What is an example of a metamorphic rock?

a)

Clay

b)

Coal

c)

Pyrite

d)

Marble

19.

What two characteristics help identify rocks?

a)

Color and Roughness

b)

Texture and Composition

c)

Minerals and Sediments

d)

Weathering and Erosion

20.

What is the name of the rock the changes through metamorphism?

a)

Parent Rock

b)

Initial Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

d)

Hard Rock

21.

Why does Pumice have holes in it?

4 lines
22.

The arrangement of crystals in an intrusive rock is random.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Where is sedimentary rock usually found?

a)

Subduction Zones

b)

Hot Spots - Volcanoes

c)

Ocean

d)

Rivers and Streams

24.

What increases the deeper into the Earth you go?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Crystal and Rock Sizes

c)

Gravity and Force

d)

Water Levels

25.

Where do metamorphic rocks usually form?

a)

Subduction Zones

b)

Antarctica

c)

Islands

d)

Prairies