Rock Cycle
  • 1. Which is NOT a type of rock?
A) metamorphic
B) sedimentary
C) minerals
D) Igneous
  • 2. What type of rock crumbles easily?
A) minerals
B) igneous
C) sedimentary
D) metamorphic
  • 3. What type of rock may be glassy & shiny?
A) sedimentary
B) metamorphic
C) igneous
D) minerals
  • 4. What type of rock has ribbon like layers?
A) sedimentary
B) metamorphic
C) igneous
D) minerals
  • 5. When magma cools it becomes what type of rock?
A) sedimentary
B) minerals
C) metamorphic
D) igneous
  • 6. Metamorphic rock is formed by
A) compaction
B) cooling
C) melting
D) heat and pressure
  • 7. Sedimentary rock is created by
A) weathering
B) heat & pressure
C) compaction & cementation
D) melting
  • 8. Weathering produces
A) hurricanes
B) volcanos
C) sediments
D) igneous rocks
  • 9. The movement of sediments by wind or water
A) weathering
B) transportation
C) compaction
D) erosion
  • 10. Laying down sediments in a new place
A) erosion
B) compaction
C) deposition
D) nap time
  • 11. Sedimentary rock is made of many layers
A) false
B) true
  • 12. Which rock is most easily broken down (weathered)?
A) metamorphic
B) sedimentary
C) igneous
D) rock & roll
  • 13. The rock cycle will continue as long as the earth's core remains hot.
A) false
B) true
  • 14. Rocks are made up of minerals
A) false
B) true
  • 15. All rocks have the same characteristics
A) false
B) true
  • 16. All rocks can be weathered into sediments
A) true
B) false
  • 17. A minerals must be
A) all of these
B) inorganic (not living)
C) formed by nature (not man made)
D) a solid
  • 18. When molten rock is under the earth's surface it's called
A) lava
B) hot stuff
C) igneous
D) magma
  • 19. When molten rock is on the earth's surface (from a volcano) it's called
A) igneous
B) hot stuff
C) magma
D) lava
  • 20. The crayon lab simulated
A) metamorphic rock
B) igneous rock
C) sedimentary rock
D) all of these
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