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Weathering, Erosion, and The Rock Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

2.

These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

3.

These Rocks are formed from Heat and Pressure

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

4.

These Rocks are form from layers of sediment over Millions of years

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

5.

Molten rock below the Earth's surface is called...

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Goo

d)

Really hot goo

6.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

sediments

7.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
8.

Having visible layers would identified a rock as ​ (a)   . Rocks that are cooled lava or magma are ​ (b)   rock. Intense heat and pressure allows for ​ (c)   rock to form.

Choose from the below words
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
9.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

10.

Weathering is the__________________.

a)

breaking down of rocks

b)

movement of rocks

c)

deposition of rocks

11.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

12.

These Rocks are formed from Heat and Pressure

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

13.

magma

a)

melted rock inside earth

b)

magma that flows on the surface

c)

sediments

d)

fire from a fire breathing dragon

14.

Rocks that have cooled and hardened from melted rock

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

crystals

15.

the transport of fragments of rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

lithification

16.

Weathering is the__________________.

a)

breaking down of rocks

b)

movement of rocks

c)

deposition of rocks

17.

Erosion ________________________.

a)

breaks down rock

b)

moves rocks

c)

deposits rock

d)

is caused by ice wedging

18.

What is erosion?

a)

movement and transport of rock and sediments by water, ice, gravity and wind

b)

breakdown of rock by mechanical and chemical forces

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

melting and solidifying

19.

How do animals weather rocks?

a)

digging and burrowing into the soil

b)

moving rocks from one area to another

c)

eating plant material

d)

sleeping in their den

20.

What are three basic rock types?

a)

Igneous, metamorphic, gneiss

b)

metamorphic, sedimentary, limestone

c)

igneous, sedimentary, granite

d)

Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary