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- 1. Multiple Choice
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock - 2. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?Intrusive Igneous RockExtrusive Igneous RockFoliated Metamorphic RockClastic Sedimentary Rock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?Extrusive Igneous RockIntrusive Igneous RockNon-Foliated Metamorphic RockBiochemical Sedimentary Rock
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis 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?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.CompactionCementationWeatheringErosion
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is callederosionweatheringsediments
- 8. Multiple Choice
This rock started as lava that cooled and solidified. Then it was heated and put under pressure, which changed it chemically. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentar
Igneous
Metamorphic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceEach rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Brown, Red, Gray
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
- 11. Multiple Choice
The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____
Grains
Textures
Metamorphs
Lava
- 12. Multiple Choice
Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
Extrusive and Intrusive
Foliated and Non-Foliated
Clastic and Biochemical
Black and Gray
- 13. Multiple Choice
Intrusive rocks
Forms at earth's surface
Has a fine-grained texture
Form underground
- 14. Multiple Choice
Extrusive rocks
Forms underground
Has a coarse-grained texture
Cool quickly
- 15. Multiple Choice
A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals
large
small
average
black
- 16. Multiple Choice
This type of rock can contain fossils.
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
- 17. Multiple Choice
This rock is formed in layers.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
- 18. Multiple Choice
This rock is changed by heat and pressure.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
- 19. Multiple Choice
What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?
melting and solidification
extreme heat and pressure
compaction and cementation
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which 2 statements below correctly identify the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Rocks are mixtures and minerals are not.
Rocks can be organic and minerals are always inorganic.
Rocks are harder than minerals.
Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.
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