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Lesson the Rock Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

2.

What is sedimentary?

a)

Formed by heat and pressure

b)

Formed by heat and cooling

c)

Layered rock formed by compaction

d)

All of the above

3.

The three groups of rocks are classified by

a)

How they form

b)

Color

c)

Grain size

d)

Chemical Composition

4.

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Mineral

5.

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

6.

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

7.

Which of the following creates sediment?

a)

Cementing

b)

Melting

c)

Weathering & Erosion

d)

Crystallization

8.

What type of rock is made by eroded and compacted sediment?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

9.

Look at the picture. What is happening at process A to make a metamorphic rock? (in the yellow boxes)

a)

compacting

b)

heat and pressure

c)

cooling

d)

erosion

10.

Look at the picture. What is happening at process B to make sediment? (in the green boxes)

a)

compacting

b)

heat and pressure

c)

cooling

d)

weathering and erosion

11.

Look at the picture. What is happening at process C to make sedimentary rock? (in the purple box)

a)

compacting and cementation

b)

heat and pressure

c)

cooling

d)

erosion

12.

Look at the picture. What is happening at process D to make magma? (in the red boxes)

a)

compacting

b)

heat and pressure

c)

melting

d)

erosion

13.

What process transforms sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Compaction

d)

Heat and Pressure

14.

Which type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Mineral

15.

What is the primary agent of erosion in the rock cycle?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Gravity