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Earth History Quiz 2: Lessons 6-10

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All rocks contain
a)
fossils
b)
sand particles
c)
minerals
d)
air pockets
2.
A family was building a sand castle. They realize that the castle will eventually be
a)
folded
b)
a rock
c)
deposited
d)
eroded
3.
An orderly arrangement of atoms and molecules with a specific shape determined by its chemical composition is called
a)
a mineral
b)
a rock
c)
a crystal
d)
a till
4.
Model that describes how one type of rock can be changed into another type of rock is called
a)
water cycle
b)
life cycle
c)
uni cycle
d)
rock cycle
5.
The rock pictured below is the most common rock on the Earth's surface. It has large crystals that can be seen and felt. It is called
a)
basalt
b)
sandstone
c)
granite
d)
pumice
6.
Weathered rock materials are called
a)
crystals
b)
minerals
c)
sediments
d)
rust
7.
The release of sediment when the transporting agents (such as gravity, water, wind, glaciers) slows down or stops is called
a)
deposition
b)
withdralism
c)
stratification
d)
moraines
8.
Weathering in which the chemical makeup of rocks does not change is called
a)
Chemical Weathering
b)
Mechanical Weathering
c)
Clinical Weathering
d)
Ionic Weathering
9.
A naturally occurring, inorganic compound found in rock is called a
a)
fossil
b)
abrasive
c)
mineral
d)
compound
10.
Slow cooling minerals below the ground (intrusive) will likely have
a)
large crystals
b)
no crystals
c)
small crystals
d)
fossils
11.
A rock that contains fossil seashells was most likely formed as a result of
a)
volcanic activity
b)
sedimentation
c)
heat and pressure
d)
magma cooling
12.
Using the diagram above, which two processes result in the formation of igneous rocks?
a)
melting and solidification
b)
sedimentation and evaporation
c)
crystallization and cementation
d)
compression and precipitation
13.
Using the Rock Cycle Diagram above, Metamorphic rock can be formed from
a)
magma and lava
b)
deposited clay and sand particles
c)
igneous rocks only
d)
any type of rock
14.
The crust of the Earth is composed mainly of
a)
air
b)
shale
c)
rock
d)
water
15.
Coal was formed from layers of once living things. Coal is classified as
a)
a metamorphic rock
b)
an igneous rock
c)
a sedimentary rock
d)
not a rock
16.
Limestone can be changed over to marble by great heat and pressure to form
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
magma
17.
Melted rock under the Earth's surface is called
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
crystals
d)
minerals
18.
Melted minerals that cool extra fast (example obsidian) can create
a)
small crystals
b)
large crystals
c)
no crystals
d)
fossils
19.
Metamorphic rocks are formed
a)
on the Earth's surface
b)
deep inside the Earth
c)
under the ocean
d)
in volcanoes
20.
Pumice is formed from rapidly cooling lava and can float in water when it becomes a solid. It is classified as
a)
an igneous rock
b)
a metamorphic rock
c)
a sedimentary rock
d)
not a rock
21.

What type of rock is typically formed by the accumulation and cementation of mineral particles on the Earth's surface?

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Crystal rock

22.

Which process involves the heating and pressurization of rock deep within the Earth to form new rock types?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Volcanism

d)

Erosion

23.

What is the term for molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sediment

d)

Mineral

24.

What process transforms sediment into sedimentary rock?

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Compaction and Cementation

c)

Melting

d)

Crystallization

25.

Which rock type is formed by the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface?

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Mineral rock

26.

Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical changes?

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Biological Weathering

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Thermal Weathering

27.

What type of rock is formed from the alteration of pre-existing rocks by heat and pressure within the Earth?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Mineral rock

28.

What is the geological process by which sediment is transported and deposited to form sedimentary rocks?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Subduction

d)

Extrusion

29.
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Cooling 
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Melting
30.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

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