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Worksheets Name

Rocks & Rock Cycle

Class
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Date
Instructor name: Mr. Christoforus Octavus

1. A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

a) Metamorphic Rock b) Igneous Rock

c) Sedimentary Rock d) Extrusive Rock

2.

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is
this?

a) Igneous b) Sedimentary

c) Metamorphic

3.

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

a) Sedimentary b) Metamorphic

c) Igneous

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4.

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years
ago. What type of rock is this?

a) Sedimentary b) Metamorphic

c) Igneous

5.

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

a) sediments b) erosion

c) weathering

6. What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a) magma, lava, crystals b) Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

c) Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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7. The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

a) texture b) weathering

c) sediment d) erosion

8. Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a) extrusive igneous b) organic sedimentary

c) foliated metamorphic d) intrusive igneous

9. Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?

a) Igneous intrusive b) Igneous extrusive

c) Metamorphic foliated d) Metamorphic nonfoliated

10. True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

a) True b) False

11. Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a) metamorphic rock b) chemical rock

c) igneous rock d) sedimentary rock

12. This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

a) Sediment b) Rock

c) Fossil d) Mineral

13. This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a) Sedimentary rocks b) Igneous rocks

c) Metamorphic rocks d) Rock Cycle

14. What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a) Metamorphic Rock b) Igneous Rock

c) Sedimentary Rock

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15. Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary
rock, in the correct order?

a) Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling b) Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c) Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture d) Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

16. Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a
metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a) compacting and cementing b) melting, cooling, and hardening

c) heat and pressure d) weather and erosion

17.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

a) intrusion b) extrusion

c) crystallization d) erosion

18.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?

a) heat & pressure b) melting

c) compaction & cementation d) weather & erosion

19. If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

a) rocks b) magma

c) metamorphic rocks d) sediment

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