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Unit 2: Rocks

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind or water?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

2.

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

d)

Weathered Rock

3.

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another by wind, water, or ice?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

4.

Which type of rock is formed by the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Magma

5.

What is the process called when sediments are laid down in new locations?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

6.

Which type of rock is formed under high pressure and temperature conditions, causing physical and chemical changes?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Lava

7.

What is the name of the cycle that describes the transformation of rocks through various geological processes?

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

8.

What is the term for the upward movement of Earth's crust?

a)

Subsidence

b)

Uplift

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

9.

What is the term for the downward movement or sinking of Earth's crust?

a)

Uplift

b)

Subsidence

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

10.

What is a rift zone?

a)

A place where two tectonic plates collide

b)

A place where two tectonic plates move apart

c)

A place where magma cools and solidifies

d)

A place where sediment is deposited

11.

What is magma?

a)

Solid rock found on Earth's surface

b)

Molten rock beneath Earth's surface

c)

Sediment deposited by water

d)

Rock formed by weathering

12.

What is lava?

a)

Molten rock beneath Earth's surface

b)

Solid rock found on Earth's surface

c)

Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface

d)

Sediment deposited by wind

13.

Which process is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

a)

Cooling of magma

b)

Compaction and cementation of sediments

c)

Melting of rocks

d)

High pressure and temperature

14.

Which process can transform sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

a)

Cooling and solidification

b)

Weathering and erosion

c)

High pressure and temperature

d)

Deposition

15.

What is the main difference between magma and lava?

a)

Magma is solid, lava is liquid

b)

Magma is found on Earth's surface, lava is beneath

c)

Magma is beneath Earth's surface, lava is on the surface

d)

Magma is cooler than lava