Name:__________________
OBJ 2.1.1 & 2.1.3
EEn 2.1.1: Rock Cycle
___1.
Which of the following is true about rocks? (2.1.1)
a. All rocks are composed of only one mineral.
b. Coal is not considered a true rock
c. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals.
d. Rocks do not contain any minerals
___2.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
___3.
d. Magma
How are the three main groups of rocks classified?
a. Color
c. Chemical composition
b. Grain size
d. How they formed
___4. In Figure 3-1 to the right, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock
cycle labeled B?
a. Igneous
c. Lava
b. Metamorphic
d. Sedimentary
___5. In Figure 3-1 to the right, what process
should go in the part of the rock cycle labeled
E, which turns sediments into sedimentary
rock?
a. Heat and pressure
b. Compaction and Cementation
c. Deposition
d. Diffusion
___6. In Figure 3-1 to the right, what type of rock
should occur in the part of the rock cycle
labeled H?
a. Igneous
c. Lava
b. Metamorphic
d.
Sedimentary
___7. In Figure 3-1 to the right, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock
cycle labeled F?
a. Igneous
c. Lava
b. Metamorphic
d. Sedimentary
___8.
In which of the following settings would a metamorphic rock most likely form?
a. An ocean floor
c 8 kilometers below Earth’s surface
b. A desert
d. on the slopes of an active volcano
___9.
Where does all of the energy that drives Earth’s rock cycle come from?
a. The wind
c. Earth’s interior and the Sun
b. The breakdown of organic matter
d. the movement of water
over Earth’s surface
Name:__________________
OBJ 2.1.1 & 2.1.3
___10. How does a metamorphic rock form?
a. From high heat and pressure
c. From the cementation of sediments
b. From weathering and erosion
d. From the cooling of magma
___11. How does a sedimentary rock form?
a. From high heat and pressure
b. From compaction and cementation of sediments
c. From weathering and erosion
d. From the cooling of magma
___12. How does an extrusive igneous rock form?
a. The cementation of sediments
b. The cooling of lava above Earth’s surface
c. Extreme heat & pressure
d. the cooling of magma below Earth’s surface
___13. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a rock?
a. Coal
b. Pumice
c. Sandstone
d. Lava
___14. Granite is one of the main three types of rocks. To form, it experienced high
temperatures and high pressure deep within the Earth. Which of the three main types
of rocks is granite?
a. Sedimentary
b. Sediments
c. Metamorphic
d. Igneous
___15. Moesha and her family went on vacation to Hawaii and went sight seeing. As
they visited a local volcano, Moesha noticed a number of strange rocks that were
relatively close to the volcano. Moesha thought it was strange that there were rocks
next to a volcano. Given your knowledge of rocks, what type of rock would you
suggest it was?
a. metamorphic because they form from the cooling of lava
b. igneous rocks because they form from the cooling of lava
c. sedimentary rocks because they form from the cooling of lava
d. No rocks could exist next to a volcano
___16. In the crayon demo, when showing how sediments can transform into a
sedimentary rock, we put our science notebooks atop the sediments. What process
was being represented?
a. Weathering
b. Compaction
c. Erosion
d. Deposition
Name:__________________
OBJ 2.1.1 & 2.1.3
___17. In the crayon demo, when showing how sediments can transform into a
sedimentary rock, we shaved the crayon representing the igneous rock being broken
down into smaller pieces. What process was being represented?
a. Weathering
b. Compaction
c. Erosion
d. Deposition
Use the diagram below to answer question 18.
___18. Which type of rock is formed as a result of these three stages?
a. Metamorphic
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
d. Lava
EEn2.1.3: Weathering and Erosion___________________________________________
Weathering
___19. A tree growing on a cliff is slowly growing its roots into the rocks and causing it to
crack. What types of mechanical weathering is occurring?
a. Frost wedging
b. Unloading
c. Biological activity
d. Erosion
___20. Xavier found a rock one summer when he was on a camping trip. He brought the
rock home and left it outside. A few months later, Xavier noticed the rock had
changed color. Which of the following is the best explanation of what happened?
a. The water in the rock evaporated, changing the color of the rock.
b. The rock underwent the process of chemical weathering, which caused the
color change.
c. The rock underwent the process of mechanical weathering, which caused
the color change.
d. Precipitation has fallen on the rock and washed off the outside layer.
___21. Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
a. Acid rain
b. Frost wedging
c. Rusting of metal
d. Groundwater infiltrating into an unconfined aquifer
Name:__________________
OBJ 2.1.1 & 2.1.3
___22. Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a. Acid rain
b. Frost wedging
c. Erosion of a river bank
d. Animals creating holes in rocks to make a home
___23. What effect does temperature have on chemical weathering?
a. High temperature increases the speed of chemical weathering
b. High temperature decrease the speed of chemical weathering
c. High temperature does not affect the speed of chemical weathering.
d. The effect of temperature on weathering is unknown.
___24. The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces
without changing the rock’s chemical composition is called ____.
a. Differential weathering
b. Mechanical weathering
c. Chemical weathering
d. Erosion
___25. Which of the following weathering processes involves the constant freezing and
thawing of water?
a. Frost wedging
b. Spheroidial weathering
c. Exfoliation
d. Unloading
___26. Which of the following is NOT associated with mechanical weathering?
a. Frost wedging
b. Reactions with oxygen
c. Biological activity
d. Unloading
___27. Which of the following is the result of chemical weathering?
a. A rock that has lost its outer layers
b. A rock that has been broken into tiny pieces
c. A rock that have been split into two
d. A rock that had been changed into one or more new compounds
___28. Chemical weathering would be most effective in which climate?
a. Most effective in a hot, dry climate
b. Most effective in a cold, dry climate
c. Most effective in a hot, humid climate
d. Equally effective in any climate
Erosion:
___29. Transported sediments are usually deposited at locations in which
a. the freeing and thawing of water occurs
b. the chemical breakdown of rocks occurs
c. a decrease in the speed of the agent of erosion occurs
d. an increase in the physical weathering of rocks occurs
Name:__________________
OBJ 2.1.1 & 2.1.3
___30. How does weathering differ from erosion?
a. Erosion breaks down rocks into sediments and weathering transports
sediments to new locations
b. Weathering breaks down rocks into sediments and erosion transports
sediments to new locations
c. Erosion deposits sediments in new locations and weathering builds new
landforms
d. Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
___31. What is deposition?
a. Rocks are broken down into sediments
b. Sediments are transported from place to place
c. Sediments are dropped off in a new location, building up and creating new
landforms over time.
d. Sediments are compacted and cemented together
___32. In what way would a sediment particle most likely change while it is being
transported by the stream?
a. It will become more dense
b. It will decrease in size
c. It will become more angular
d. Its hardness will increase
___33. The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity picks up sediments and moves
them to a new location is called:
a. Erosion
b. Compaction
c. Velocity
d. Deposition
___34. What is the primary agent of erosion on earth?
a. Wind
b. Running Water
c. Weathering
d. Ice