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6.10C-Rock Cycle- Level 3

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cycle?

a)

A series of events that repeat in a predictable pattern

b)

A type of rock

c)

A single event that happens once

d)

A type of plant

2.

What are the three main types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

b)

Hard, Soft, Liquid

c)

Red, Blue, Green

d)

Large, Medium, Small

3.

Is it possible for a metamorphic rock to become an igneous rock? If so, how?

a)

Yes, by melting and cooling

b)

No, it cannot change

c)

Yes, by freezing

d)

No, it only becomes sedimentary

4.

What type of rock is formed from the melting and cooling of lava or magma?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

5.

Which type of rock is formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Weathering

6.

What process involves the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Metamorphism

7.

Which type of rock is formed under heat and pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sediments

8.

What is the process of sediments being pressed together called?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Weathering

d)

Melting

9.

What is the term for the movement of sediments from one place to another?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Melting

10.

What is the process of sediments being glued together called?

a)

Cementation

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Melting

11.

Which process involves the transformation of rocks due to heat and pressure?

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Sedimentation

12.

What is the molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface called?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sediments

d)

Crystals

13.

Which type of rock can be formed from the cooling of lava?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

14.

What is the process called when rocks change form due to heat and pressure?

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Sedimentation

15.

What is the term for the natural process of breaking down rocks?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Melting

d)

Cooling

16.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

17.

Select the three types of rocks.

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

volcano

d)

sedimentary

18.

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by natural forces like wind and water?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Compaction

d)

Cementation

19.

Which type of rock is formed from the solidification of molten material?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Crystalline

20.

What is the term for the layering of sedimentary rocks?

a)

Stratification

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

21.

Which type of rock is most likely to be form from a lava flow from a volcano?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

22.

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

​According to this diagram, metamorphic rock is formed by​

a)

melting and solidification

b)

burial and compaction

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

heat and/or pressure

24.

According to the diagram, how does magma become an igneous rock?     

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and Cementation

25.

What is letter A?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

26.

What is letter B?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

27.

What is letter C?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

28.

What is letter A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

29.

What is letter B?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

30.

What is letter C?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

31.

What is letter D?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

32.

What is letter E?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

33.

What is letter F?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

34.

What is letter G?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

35.

What is letter H?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

36.

What is letter I?(i)

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

37.

What is letter J?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

38.

Look at the diagram. What processes can be used to complete the diagram of the rock cycle?

a)

1 = cooling, 2 = weathering and erosion, 3 = pressure

b)

1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = pressure, 3 = cooling

c)

1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = cooling, 3 = pressure

d)

1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = weathering and erosion, 3 = weathering and erosion

39.

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

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

40.

Which type of rock are fossils found in?

a)

Igenous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

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