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3 types of rocks

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of rock is formed when many layers of sediment pile up and are compacted over time.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

2.

_______ is hot molten rock located deep below Earth's surface

a)

Sediment

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Magma

d)

Minerals

3.

This type of rock is formed from magma that has escaped a volcano and cooled

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

4.

______ is made up of many pieces of broken down rock and soil (aka dirt)

a)

Minerals

b)

Magma

c)

Erosion

d)

Sediment

5.

This type of rock is formed by sedimentary rocks put under extreme heat and pressure

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

6.

_____ is the process where rocks are created, changed between forms, destroyed, and formed again

a)

Fossilization

b)

Rock Cycle

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

7.

Which of these are NOT one of the three types of rocks?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Gray

d)

Metamorphic

8.

"Ignis" means......

a)

fight

b)

fire

c)

fourth grader

d)

fortune

9.

Which base word in METAMORPHIC means to change?

a)

morph

b)

meta

c)

phic

d)

tamor

10.

Which type of rock is primarily formed from the accumulation and cementation of mineral and organic particles?

a)

Volcanic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous