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Rocks and Rock Cycle

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 3hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
2.
Formed by cooling & solidification of lava
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
3.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
4.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
5.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
6.
Formed by melting
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
7.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
8.
Has small or no crystals because of rapid cooling
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
extrusive igneous
d)
intrusive igneous
9.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
10.
Contains fossils. 
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
extrusive igneous rocks
d)
intrusive igneous rocks
11.
What type of rock might contain fossils? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
12.
What type of rock has wavy layers that may be bent? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
13.
What type of rock changes by intense heat AND pressure? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
14.
What type of rock might contain holes from gases of quickly cooled lava? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
15.
What type of rock has visible flat layers? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
16.
What type of rock might contain fossils? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
17.
Rocks are natural, solid, nonliving material made of one or more minerals. 
a)
true
b)
false
18.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
19.
The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...
a)
The newest and youngest layer.
b)
The oldest layer.
c)
The only layer that is made from pebbles.
d)
The second layer of sediments.
20.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
21.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
22.

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

23.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

24.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

25.

Igneous rocks are classified in 2 ways.

a)

Heavy and Light

b)

Hot and Cold

c)

Sedimentary and Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive and Intrusive

26.

Volcanic glass rock (obsidian) __________ so quickly that few crystals form.

a)

break

b)

melt

c)

cool

d)

flow

27.

Sometimes temperature and pressure are great enough to melt rock, forming ______________.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

water

d)

sandstone

28.

_____________ texture – mineral grains flatten and line up in parallel layers or bands.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Limestone

c)

Granite

d)

Foliated

29.

Type of rock mostly found on the exposed surface of Earth.

a)

Igneous

b)

Granite

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

30.

Sedimentary Rocks form in

a)

Layers

b)

the desert only

c)

underground

d)

on top of water

31.

Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice or gravity are called _________________.

a)

sediments

b)

granite

c)

marble

d)

sandstone

32.

When water and other minerals move through open spaced between larger sediments, gluing them together, ____________ occurs.

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

33.

_________ ___________ rocks are made from the remains of once – living plants or animals.

a)

Igneous and metamorphic

b)

Clastic sedimentary

c)

Chemical sedimentary

d)

Organic sedimentary

34.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
35.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
36.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

37.

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Rock Cycle

38.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
39.

the transport of fragments of rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

lithification

40.

molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface

a)

extrusive igneous rock

b)

intrusive igneous rock

c)

lava

d)

magma

41.

molten rock below Earth’s surface

a)

extrusive igneous rock

b)

intrusive igneous rock

c)

lava

d)

magma

42.

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock on Earth’s surface (ex. pumice)

a)

extrusive igneous rock

b)

intrusive igneous rock

c)

lava

d)

magma

43.

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock below Earth’s surface (ex. granite)

a)

extrusive igneous rock

b)

intrusive igneous rock

c)

lava

d)

magma

44.

rock fragments that have been transported to a different location

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

sediment

d)

soil

45.

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter D?

a)

Sediments

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

46.

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter A?

a)

Sediments

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

47.

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter C?

a)

Sediments

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

48.

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter B?

a)

Sediments

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

49.

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter C?

a)

Sediments

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Sedimentary Rocks

50.

What is the SOURCE of energy drives the changes in matter going from C to D?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth's Hot Interior

c)

Coffee

d)

Wind and Water

51.

What is letter A?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

52.

What is letter B?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

53.

What is letter C?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

54.

What is letter C?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

55.

What is letter A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

56.

What is letter D?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

57.

What is letter E?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

58.

What is letter G?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

59.

What is letter J?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

60.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
61.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
62.
What is formed when molten rock material cools and hardens to form a solid?
a)
a sedimentary rock is formed
b)
A metamorphic rock is formed.
c)
An igneous rock is formed.
d)
Hard lava is formed.
63.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
64.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
66.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
67.

Igneous rock that cools slowly have ______ crystals

a)

small

b)

large

c)

purple

d)

green

68.
Question Image

Match the following rock with its description -

a)

Created from the deposition of sediments in layers over long periods of time.

1.

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

b)

Created from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

2.

IGNEOUS ROCK

c)

Usually underground, existing rock is transformed by very high heat & pressure.

3.

METAMORPHIC ROCK

69.

Magma (the molten rock present deep inside the earth) or lava on earth's surface following a volcanic eruption, solidifies due to rapid cooling and crystallizes to form a type of rock called ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
70.

Due to weathering and erosion, the igneous rocks are broken down to form sediments which get compacted and compressed together for extended periods to form ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
71.

Over a very long period of time, sedimentary and igneous rocks end up being buried deep underground the soil. Deep below the surface, these rocks are exposed to high heat and pressure, which change them into a different type of rock called ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rock
72.

Match the following TERM with its definition -

a)

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks present on the surface of the earth are constantly being broken down by wind and water over a long time.

1.

WEATHERING

b)

Carrying away of broken rocks by rain, streams, rivers, and oceans to a distant place from their origin.

2.

EROSION

c)

During the carriage of rocks by rivers, the rock particles (mixed with soil) sink and become a layer of sediment. Often the sediments build up and form small accumulations, which over time and pressure turn into sedimentary rock.

3.

DEPOSITION

d)

The process in which sediment is squeezed due to the weight and pressure of overlying layers.

4.

Compaction

e)

The process in which sediments are glued together by minerals that are deposited by water.

5.

Cementation

73.

Luna, Benjamin, and Liam were on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. They noticed that the canyon walls had layers of rock. Their guide explained that this was due to a process where layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below. What is this process called?

a)

erosion

b)

compaction

c)

weathering

74.

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by -

a)

melting and cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

weathering and erosion

75.

Identify the rock associated with the picture -

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

76.

Identify the rock associated with the picture -

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

77.
Which pathway CANNOT be taken by an igneous rock?
a)
compaction and cementation
b)
melting
c)
weathering and erosion
d)
heat and pressure
78.
The Rock Cycle starts with...
a)
Sediment
b)
Melting
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Anything
79.
Metamorphic rocks are formed by...
a)
Weathering and Erosion
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Melting and Cooling
d)
Deposition and Crystallizing
80.

Sedimentary Rock --> ____________--> Sediment

a)

compaction and cemetation

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

heat and pressure

d)

melting and cooling

81.

Magma --> _____________ --> Igneous Rock

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Compaction

82.

Metamorphic Rock --> Weathering & Erosion --> __________

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Sediment

d)

Metamorphic

83.

Sedimentary --> ____________--> magma

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Melting

d)

Cooling

84.

Heat, pressure, cooling, weathering, erosion, and deposition change rock in the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What must happen to a sedimentary rock in order for it to change into an igneous rock?

a)

It must be weathered and eroded.

b)

It must melt, then cool and harden.

c)

It must become cemented to other rocks.

d)

It must be put under pressure until new minerals form in it

86.

Pieces of rock that are carried from one place to another by a medium such as water. Erosion breaks down larger rock into smaller pieces and then carries and deposits it in another location.

a)

magma

b)

rock

c)

sediments

d)

lava

87.

The removal of weathered rock material. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

extrusive

b)

magma

c)

sediments

d)

erosion

88.

What are the three main types of rock?

a)

Metamorphic, igneous, and basalt

b)

Sedimentary, metamorphic, and crust

c)

Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous

d)

Igneous, metamorphic, and granite

89.

The rock cycle is a _________ ending process.

a)

Never

b)

Always

c)

Constant

90.
A geologist is a scientist who studies_______.
a)
plants and animals
b)
fossils
c)
rocks and minerals
d)
ocean animals
91.
A rock is...
a)
made of 2 or more minerals
b)
something found in nature
c)
something that can be broken with a hammer or chisel
d)
all answers
92.

Ethan found a shiny object while playing in the park. He believes it's a mineral. According to him, a mineral is...

a)

a solid material made from many different kinds of rocks

b)

a solid matter formed in nature and found in earth materials (rocks)

c)

made from layers of sediment that Mia showed him last week

d)

formed from the heat of magma, like Elijah explained in class

93.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

a)

Crystalline structure

b)

Fills the shape of its container

c)

Usually organic

d)

Random chemical composition

94.

Which is a type of sedimentary rock:

a)

inorganic

b)

intrusive

c)

clastic

d)

mineral

95.

A(n) __________ is a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

a)

mineral

b)

grains

c)

solution

d)

crystal

96.
Metamorphic rocks are foliated if their mineral grains are arranged randomly.
a)
true
b)
false
97.
What are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?
a)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surface
b)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layers
c)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earth
d)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers
98.
__________  metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Non-foliated
c)
Foliated
d)
Permeated
99.
Metamorphic Rocks are classified by
a)
Mineral Composition
b)
Texture (foliated / non foliated)
c)
Grain Sizes
d)
How they formed.
100.
Morph means what?
a)
change
b)
alter
c)
switch
d)
rearrange
101.
The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it
a)
True 
b)
False
102.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

103.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

104.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

105.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

106.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

107.

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

108.

When pressure squeezes the flat minerals within a rock and they become aligned, a _______________ rock has formed.

a)

non-foliated

b)

foliated

109.
Geologists classify sedimentary rocks into three major groups: __________ rock, chemical rock, and organic rock.
a)
clastic
b)
coal
c)
limestone
110.

(a)   is a sedimentary rock formed from the remains of swamp plants buried in water.

Choose from the below words
clastic
coal
limestone
111.
Which forms when minerals dissolved in a water solutuion crystallize?
a)
clastic rock
b)
organic rock
c)
chemical rock
d)
sediment
112.
Which is an example of an organic rock?
a)
breccia
b)
coal
c)
rock salt
d)
shale
113.
Clastic rocks are grouped by the __________ of the rock fragments of which they are made.
a)
compaction
b)
sediment
c)
size
114.

Abigail, Ethan, and Liam went on a field trip to a geological park. They saw a place where the remains of plants and animals were deposited in layers. What type of rock formation were they observing?

a)

clastic rock

b)

organic rock

c)

chemical rock

115.

Forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.

a)

clastic rock

b)

organic rock

c)

chemical rock

116.

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock.

a)

sediment

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

117.

The process that presses sediments together.

a)

deposition

b)

compaction

c)

cementation

118.

Elijah, Mason, and Samuel were on a field trip to a river bank. They noticed small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. What do we call these?

a)

sediment

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

119.

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.

a)

deposition

b)

compaction

c)

cementation

120.

The effects of freezing and thawing, plant roots, acid, and other forces on rock.

a)

sediment

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

121.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.

a)

deposition

b)

compaction

c)

cementation

122.

The best answer for section "A" in the diagram

a)

metamorphic/melting

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

123.

The best answer for section "C" in the diagram

a)

metamorphic/melting

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

124.

Which letter on the diagram shows sedimentary rock is broken down into sediments and transported by a stream.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

125.

Which letter on the diagram shows metamorphic rock becomes liquid and crystallizes to form igneous rock.

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

126.

Which letter on the diagram shows pieces of igneous rock are compressed and glued together to form a sedimentary rock.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

127.

What happens to a sedimentary rock due to weathering and erosion?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

128.

What happens to a sedimentary rock due to compaction and cementation?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

129.

What happens to a sedimentary rock due to heat and pressure?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

130.

What happens to a metamorphic rock due to melting?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

131.

What happens to a metamorphic rock due to weathering and erosion?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

132.

What happens to a metamorphic rock due to heat and pressure?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

133.

What happens to magma due to cooling?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

134.

What happens to magma due to melting?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

135.

What happens to igneous rock due to melting?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

136.

What happens to igneous rock due to weathering and erosion?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

137.

What happens to igneous rock due to heat and pressure?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sediment

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

138.

What happens to sediment due to compaction and cementation?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sedimentary rock

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

139.

What happens to sediment due to weathering and erosion?

a)

It turns into a metamorphic rock

b)

It turns into sedimentary rock

c)

It turns into igneous rock

d)

It turns into magma

e)

Nothing happens to it

140.

Which type of rock do you think is the most confusing for you to understand or explain?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

All of them

e)

None of them

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