WorksheetsUnit 4: Rocks, Minerals, and Weathering
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which type of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies?
Igneous rock
Granite
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Which type of rocks are created when other rocks are changed through heat and/or pressure?
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Volcanic rocks
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and lithification of sediment.
Sedimentary rocks are formed through the process of metamorphism.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the cooling of magma.
Sedimentary rocks are formed from volcanic activity.
Which of the following minerals is a silicate?
Calcite (CaCO3)
Gypsum (CaSO4)
Halite (NaCl)
Quartz (SiO2)
What type of rock is pictured?
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the Earth has undergone or is undergoing
(a)
Rocks consist of one or more (a) .
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed of compacted broken rocks?
Clastic
Organic
non-clastic
chemical
Rocks form the Earth's ______________________.
crust
mantle
core
atmosphere
Which of the following are types of igneous rocks? Check ALL that apply.
plutonic
intrusive
extrusive
foliated
volcanic
Which of the following are types of metamorphic rocks? Check ALL that apply.
foliated
plutonic
non-foliated
clastic
non-clastic
Which of the following are types of sedimentary rocks? Check ALL that apply.
clastic
non-clastic
volcanic
chemical
organic
Match the following.
formed from slow magma cooling
plutonic igneous rocks
formed from rapid lava cooling
volcanic igneous rocks
formed from compacted broken rocks
clastic sedimentary rocks
formed when rocks undergo transformation due to pressure
foliated metamorphic rocks
formed when rocks undergo transformation due to heat
non-foliated metamorphic rocks
