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Unit 3.1 Types of Rocks and The Rock Cycle Notes Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is created if a rock is melted?

a)

sediments

b)

ice

c)

magma

2.

What is created if sediments are compacted and cemented together?

a)

sedimentary rocks

b)

igneous rocks

c)

metamorphic rocks

3.

What is created if magma is cooled?

a)

igneous rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

sedimentary rocks

4.

Rain and wind breaks down rock in a process called...

a)

Breakdown

b)

Weathering

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Magma

5.

How many major types of rock are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Erosionary

d)

Metamorphic

7.

How do rocks become sediments?

a)

melting

b)

weathering

c)

cooling

d)

pressure

8.

How do rocks become magma?

a)

cooling

b)

melting

c)

pressure

d)

deposition

9.

Which process creates metamorphic rock?

a)

Deposition, Burial, & Lithification of sediments

b)

Uplift, Weathering, & Erosion of rocks.

c)

Melting, Cooling, & Crystallization of magma.

d)

Change caused by Heat & Pressure

10.

Which process creates igneous rock?

a)

Deposition, Burial, & Lithification of sediments

b)

Uplift, Weathering, & Erosion of rocks.

c)

Melting, Cooling, & Crystallization of magma.

d)

Change caused by Heat & Pressure

11.

Which process creates sedimentary rock?

a)

Deposition, Burial, & Lithification of sediments

b)

Uplift, Weathering, & Erosion of rocks.

c)

Melting, Cooling, & Crystallization of magma.

d)

Change caused by Heat & Pressure

12.

Which type of rock results from deposition, compaction, and cementation od sediments?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Extrusive

13.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
14.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
15.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
16.
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
17.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
18.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

True/False: Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This rock started as lava that cooled, but was then heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

21.

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

magma

c)

igneous rock

d)

sedimentary rock

22.
What term describes igneous rocks that crystallize inside Earth?
a)
intrusive
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
extrusive
23.
Which is most abundant in magma and has the greatest effect on its characteristics?
a)

O

b)

Si

c)

Ca

d)

Al

24.

Rock formed from liquid molten rock (lava or magma) that cools slowly and hardens. Found near volcanoes and fissures; can have crystals.

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

Regolith Rock