Worksheets5.5 Rocks! - Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. Why did the author write this selection?
a)
A. to entertain the reader with a funny story
b)
B. to inform the reader about a topic and its importance
c)
C. to persuade the reader to visit the Grand Canyon
d)
D. to show how rocks are made
2.
2. Because rocks are the building block on this planet, ----
a)
F. they are very important
b)
G. we should not give them any importance
c)
H. they are protected by the government
d)
J. everyone uses them to build their furniture
3.
3. How many minerals does it take to form a rock?
a)
A. over 100
b)
B. less than 50
c)
C. 10 or more
d)
D. 1 or more
4.
4. Another name for space rocks is _______.
a)
F. meteorites
b)
G. asteroids
c)
H. constellations
d)
J. comets
5.
5. Geologists usually sort rocks into ____ different kinds.
a)
A. ten
b)
B. five
c)
C. three
d)
D. one
6.
6. Because layers of minerals pile up over a long period, -----
a)
F. igneous rocks cool down
b)
G. sedimentary rocks are formed
c)
H. metamorphic rocks disappear
d)
J. limestone is replicated
7.
7. The Rock Cycle is the result of ----
a)
A. rocks becoming endangered
b)
B. the condensation formed in clouds
c)
C. the changes that rocks go through
d)
D. the food chain involving animals and plants
8.
8. What example of a text feature can we find on page 642?
a)
F. diagram
b)
G. table
c)
H. bar graph
d)
H. actual numbers
9.
9. When sedimentary rocks are being formed, what is the middle layer composed of?
a)
A. water
b)
B. layers
c)
C. nutrients
d)
D. sediment
10.
10. Which of the following type of rock is used to make pencils?
a)
F. limestone
b)
G. graphite
c)
H. sedimentary
d)
J. slate
11.
11. Which group of people made pyramids with giant blocks of limestone?
a)
A. the Chinese
b)
B. the Americans
c)
C. the Egyptians
d)
D. the Native Americans
12.
12. Which of the following is one way some animals use rocks?
a)
F. to build walls around their homes
b)
G. to start fires
c)
H. to make tools
d)
J. to grind their food
13.
1. Choose the best answer.
a)
A. layers
b)
B. magma
c)
C. minerals
d)
D. soil
e)
E. fossils
14.
2. Choose the best answer.
a)
A. fossils
b)
B. layers
c)
C. soil
d)
D. magma
e)
E. minerals
15.
3. Choose the best answer.
a)
A. magma
b)
B. minerals
c)
C. soil
d)
D. layers
e)
E. fossils
16.
4. Choose the best answer.
a)
A. magma
b)
B. layers
c)
C. fossils
d)
D. minerals
e)
E. soil
17.
5. Choose the best answer.
a)
A. soil
b)
B. layers
c)
C. fossils
d)
D. magma
e)
E. minerals
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