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WorksheetsRocks and Soils Grade 6
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Sedimentary rocks are made from...
Heat and Pressure
Sediments
Magma cooling
Igneous rocks are made from...
Heat and pressure
Sediments
Magma cooling
Metamorphic rocks are made from...
Heat and pressure
Sediments
Magma cooling
Topsoil is the top layer of soil where most plant life can be found growing.
True
False
The subsoil is the layer just above the bedrock and often contains larger rocks.
True
False
Subsoil is the layer below the topsoil that has very little humus in it, but is rich in minerals.
True
False
Granite is a type of ___ rock.
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
oceanic
___ rocks often have layers in them.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Continental
Which type of soil is best for gardening?
sandy
loam
clay
Which type of soil used for pottery?
loam
clay
sand
What two intense things help form metamorphic rocks?
Temperature
Density
Pressure
Volume
This type of rock has holes in it because cooling lava traps pockets of gas.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
This type of rock can include shells or fossils!
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Gneiss is a rock that forms from high pressure and temperatures. What type of rock is this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Conglomerate forms from pebbles that are cemented together. Which type of rock is this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Obsidian forms when lava cools rapidly. What type of rock is this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Granite forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth's surface.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
What two processes result in the formation of Metamorphic Rock according to the diagram.
Solidification and melting
burial and cementing
heat/pressure and metamorphism
weathering/erosion and deposition
