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WorksheetsRock Cycle and Layers of the Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sedimentary rocks form where weathered and eroded materials are dropped
a)
true
b)
false
2.
___________________ rock means FIRE and is formed from melted rock either from magma below Earth's crust or from lava above it
a)
sedmetary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
3.
Which type of rock as large crystals?
a)
extrusive igneous
b)
intrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
4.
Sedimentary and igneous rocks go through _____________________________ to become metamorphic rocks.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
compacting and cementing
d)
melting and cooling
5.
Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
foliated metamorphic rock
6.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which type of rock is made from magma cooling inside Earth?
a)
cool rock
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
8.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
9.
Processes that form and change rocks-
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
life cycle
10.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A type of rock that forms when particles compact and are cemented together
a)
igneous
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
sedimentary rock
12.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
13.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
14.
Certain activities occur at different plate boundaries due to movement at the boundary. Which activity would be the MAIN result of two tectonic plates slipping past one another?
a)
Floods
b)
earthquakes
c)
island building
d)
sea floor spreading
15.
How many major rock types are there
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
16.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
17.
What is the crust broken into?
a)
tectonic plates
b)
oceanic and land
c)
continental plates
d)
convection currents
18.
What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive
a)
Have layers
b)
Have Rounded Edges
c)
Form from Lava
d)
Form By Sediment
19.
Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
20.
Which type of metamorphic rock has minerals in bands or stripes?
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Coarse grained
c)
Fine grained
d)
Foliated
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