WorksheetsRock Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do scientists primarily classify rocks?
By their size and weight
By their mineral content and formation process
By their location on Earth
By their texture and color
What process leads to the formation of igneous rocks?
Erosion of older rocks
Cooling and hardening of molten rock
Cementation of sediments
Compression of organic material
A sedimentary rock undergoes high heat and pressure deep within the Earth. What type of rock will it most likely become?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Fossilized rock
What is the term for small rock pieces created by weathering and erosion?
Sediment
Magma
Lava
Fossils
Which of the following correctly completes the statement? When __________ are applied to a rock, it may turn into a metamorphic rock.
Weathering and erosion
Heat and pressure
If a metamorphic rock melts and then cools, it will form __________.
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
When molten rock cools below the Earth's surface, it forms __________ igneous rock.
Extrusive
Intrusive
When molten rock erupts from a volcano and cools at the surface, it forms __________ igneous rock.
Intrusive
Extrusive
Basalt is a dark, fine-grained rock that forms when lava cools quickly after a volcanic eruption. What type of rock is basalt?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Gneiss was once granite, but intense heat and pressure caused its minerals to rearrange. What type of rock is gneiss?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Shale is made of compacted clay and silt. Over time, layers of sediment build up, compressing into rock. What type of rock is shale?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Your friend Mateo says that rocks always follow the same path in the rock cycle. How would you respond?
Mateo is correct because each rock type changes into a different type in a fixed order.
Mateo is correct because sedimentary rock will always turn into metamorphic rock before becoming igneous rock.
Mateo is incorrect because rocks can change in multiple ways, sometimes staying the same type.
Mateo is incorrect because all rocks must go through every stage of the rock cycle.
What happens during compaction and cementation?
Minerals in rock melt and cool to form new crystals
Sediments are pressed together and bound to form rock
Rock is broken into smaller pieces by wind and water
Intense heat causes rocks to change shape
How do weathering and erosion contribute to the rock cycle?
They melt rock, creating magma
They break down and transport rock fragments
They increase the pressure on buried rocks
They help minerals grow in metamorphic rock
What process is required to create a metamorphic rock?
Erosion and deposition
Heat and pressure
Cooling of magma
Compaction and cementation
