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The Rock Cycle Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
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
4.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
5.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
6.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
8.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
9.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
10.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
11.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.
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
13.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.

The picture shows a model of the rock cycle. During which part of the rock cycle does water break rocks apart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

The erosion and deposition phase of the rock cycle is shown by which numeral?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

V

16.

What process is happening at #4?

a)

Melting and Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

17.

What process is happening at #2?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Cooling and Hardening

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

18.

The numeral III indicates the process of...

a)

compaction and cementation

b)

melting

c)

erosion and deposition

d)

cooling and crystallization

19.

What geologic process can change shale (sedimentary rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?

a)

Compacting and cementing

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Melting

20.

What process is happening at #1?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Cooling and Hardening

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

21.

According to the diagram, what is the process shown by letter B?

a)

Weathering and erosion

b)

Compaction and cementation

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Hardening

22.

what is the rock cycle.

a)

molten rock that is stored underground.

b)

rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

c)

a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

23.
10. Which classification of rock consists of two types - INTRUSIVE and EXTRUSIVE?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
24.

15. Analyze the rock cycle model below. Which rock classification would "##" be within the model?

a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Metamorphic Rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
25.
18. Analyze the rock cycle model below. Which geo-science process is missing from the model?
a)
Heat & Pressure
b)
Solidification / Cooling
c)
Weathering & Erosion
26.
19. True or False: In the rock cycle, rocks are constantly changing.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
20. Which type of rock normally forms deep underground?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
28.
17. Analyze the rock cycle model below. Which geo-science process is missing from the model? (Hint: Look at the rock type/name that it is near.)
a)
Heat & Pressure
b)
Compaction & Cementation
c)
Solidification / Cooling
29.

Letter C represents what rock type?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

30.

What numbers indicate melting and cooling?

a)

1,2,4

b)

6,7,11

c)

7,8,9

d)

4,5

31.

Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

32.

Weathering and erosion can be represented by which numbers?

a)

2,4,7

b)

7,8,9,10

c)

1,5,6

d)

2,3,4

33.

A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

sediments

34.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedementary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Magma

35.
Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Great pressure and heat.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4

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