Sediments are
a.
Solid particles.
b.
Liquid particles
c.
The Jolly Green Giant
d.
A force
Weathering is
a. The process of above layers pushing the particles closer together and dissolved minerals
acting like glue
b. The process of building up particles into larger substances
c. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d. The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another
Erosion is
a.
The process of building up particles into larger substances
b.
The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location
to another
c.
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d.
How hot or cold it is
Compaction and cementation is the
a. The process of above layers pushing the particles closer together and dissolved minerals
acting like glue
b. The process of building up particles into larger substances
c. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d. The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another
Magma
And
Lava
1
Cooling to a Solid
Melting
Heat
Pressure
7
Metamorphic
Rock 8
Igneous
Rock 3
2
Weathering & Erosion
Heat
Pressure
6
Sedimentary
Rock
Compaction
Cementation
5
Weathering & Erosion
4
Sediments
Weathering & Erosion
Which type rock formed from magma
a.
Mineral.
b.
Metamorphic rock.
c.
Sedimentary rock.
d.
Igneous rock.
Which type rock has fossils or sea organisms
a.
Mineral.
b.
Metamorphic rock.
c.
Sedimentary rock.
d.
Igneous rock.
Where does most sedimentary rock form?
a.
at or near the surface
b.
far enough underground to melt
c.
in sea waters
d.
At tectonic plate boundaries
Which type rock formed from heat and pressure
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
Check-up #1
1. What could possibly form very quickly? _____________________
Igneous rock
2. What could possibly form from compaction & cementation of sediments?
Sedimentary rock
_____________________
3. What could possibly form from the cooling of magma & lava?
_____________________
Igneous rock
4. What could possibly form from heat and pressure?
_____________________
Metamorphic rock
5. What could possibly form from weathering & erosion?
_____________________
Sediments
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Sediments
Minerals
Volcanoes
True or False: Sedimentary rocks form quickly
a.
True
b.
False
True or False: Metamorphic rocks form quickly
a.
True
b.
False
True or False: Igneous rocks form quickly
a.
True
b.
False
Obsidian
Granite
True or False: Sedimentary rocks could have been the first rocks on Earth
a.
True
b.
False
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What could have cause the folding in a metamorphic rock
a.
Erosion by moving water
b.
Stretching forces
c.
Pressure forces
d.
Nearby volcanoes
Large grain size is a clue that you have a
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
If minerals are squeezed together and heated, ________ will form
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
Which type rock shows bands of minerals in wavy parallel layers
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
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A should be named
a.
Sediments
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
A
B should be named
a.
Sediments
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
C should be named
a.
Sediments
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
D should be named
a.
Sediments
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
B
D
C
A should be named
a.
Weather and erode
b.
Melting
c.
Heat and pressure
d.
Cooling
A
D
B
B should be named
a.
Weather and erode
b.
Melting
c.
Heat and pressure
d.
Cooling
C
D
C should be named
a.
Weather and erode
b.
Melting
c.
Heat and pressure
d.
Cooling
D should be named
a.
Weather and erode
b.
Melting
c.
Heat and pressure
d.
Cooling
B
B
C
This is a picture of a/an
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
This is a picture of a/an
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
This is a picture of a/an
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
This is a picture of a/an
a.
Mineral
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
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Check-up #2
1. Which rock type could contain fossils? _____________________
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
2. Which rock type has large grain size and (cooled from magma) ________________
3. Which rock type has distinct bands of minerals in (wavy) parallel layers?
_____________________
Metamorphic rock
4. Which rock type could possibly have been the first rock to form on Earth?
_____________________
Igneous rock
5. Which rock type could be found near magma or lava?
Igneous rock
_____________________
Choose from the word bank below. You may use one choice more than once or not at
all.
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Minerals
Sedimentary rock
Sediments
Rivers
You dig up a rock that has large grain size and was found near a volcano. It is a/an
a.
Sediments
b.
Metamorphic rock
c.
Sedimentary rock
d.
Igneous rock
Rocks are classified by
a.
Where they are found
b.
How old they are
c.
How they are formed
d.
What they look like
Your friend claims to have found the skeleton of a dinosaur inside a metamorphic rock.
a.
Cool! Let’s sell it to a museum.
b.
No way, a dinosaur bone could not withstand the heat & pressure required to form
metamorphic rock.
c.
Duh! You only find fossils in Igneous rocks.
d.
Neat! We can make a great soup from those bones.
You have collected rocks that have a sandy feel, appear layered, and easily break apart. What
type of rock have you collected?
a.
Extrusive Igneous.
b.
Sedimentary
c.
Metamorphic
d.
Intrusive Igneous
Igneous rocks form from
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Cooling of magma or lava
d. Heat and pressure
Sediments form from
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Cooling of magma or lava
d. Heat and pressure
Metamorphic rocks form from
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Cooling of magma or lava
d. Heat and pressure
Sedimentary rocks form from
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Cooling of magma or lava
d. Heat and pressure
What must occur for sedimentary rock to become magma
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Melting
d. Heat and pressure
What must occur for igneous rocks to become sediments
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Melting
d. Heat and pressure
What must occur for sediments to become sedimentary rock
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Melting
d. Heat and pressure
Metamorphic rocks appear folded due to
a. Weathering and erosion
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Melting
d. Heat and pressure
Check-up #3
Igneous
rocks
Magma
Sediments
Metamorphic
rocks •Tectonic plates
•Sediments
•Igneous rocks
•Sedimentary rocks
•Metamorphic rocks
•Magma
Sedimentary
rocks
Sediments into sandstone (sedimentary rock), then into quartzite (metamorphic rock), then into
magma
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d.
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure
Lava into obsidian (igneous rock), then into magma, then into granite (igneous rock), then into
gneiss (metamorphic rock)
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d.
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure
Sediments into shale (sedimentary rock), then into slate (metamorphic rock), then into lava
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d.
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure
The river tumbles a variety of rocks as it travels across the country, it reaches a lake and
decreases in speed, the delta is pushed deep within the Earth due to plate tectonics
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d.
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure
The river tumbles a variety of rocks as it travels across the country, it reaches a lake and
decreases in speed, the delta is pushed deep within the Earth due to plate tectonics
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Cooling; Weather and erosion; Melting
d.
Weathering, erosion, deposition, heat & pressure
Lava into obsidian (igneous rock), then into magma, then into granite (igneous rock), then into
gneiss (metamorphic rock)
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Cooling; Weather and erosion; Melting
d.
Compacting and cementing; Melting; Cool and harden
Sediments into shale (sedimentary rock), then into slate (metamorphic rock), then into lava
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Cooling; Weather and erosion; Melting
d.
Compacting and cementing; Melting; Cool and harden
Lava into pumice (igneous rock), then into sediments, then into lava
a.
Cooling; melting; cooling; heat and pressure
b.
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c.
Cooling; Weather and erosion; Melting
d.
Compacting and cementing; Melting; Cool and harden
Check-up #4
Cooling
Weathering &
erosion
Melting
Compaction &
cementation
•Cooling
Heat & Pressure
•Compaction & cementation
•Melting
•Heat & pressure
•Weathering & erosion
•Deposition
True or False: over time, the rock cycle increases the amount of rock in the world
a. True
b. False
True or False: over time, the rock cycle keeps the amount of rock in the world the same
a. True
b. False
True or False: over time, the rock cycle decreases the amount of rock in the world
a. True
b. False
True or False: rocks are classified by how the rocks are formed
a. True
b. False
True or False: rocks are classified based on where they are found
a. True
b. False
True or False: rocks are classified based on how they are formed
a. True
b. False
True or False: rocks are classified based on what they are made of
a. True
b. False
True or False: rocks are classified based on their age
a. True
b. False
True or False: metamorphic rocks appear to have folds due to erosion by moving water
a. True
b. False
True or False: metamorphic rocks appear to have folds due to pressure forces
a. True
b. False
True or False: metamorphic rocks appear to have folds due to volcanic activity
a. True
b. False
True or False: metamorphic rocks appear to have folds due to stretching forces
a. True
b. False
Sediments are
a.
Solid particles.
b.
Liquid particles
c.
The Jolly Green Giant
d.
A force
Weathering is
a. The process of above layers pushing the particles closer together and dissolved minerals
acting like glue
b. The process of building up particles into larger substances
c. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d. The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another
Erosion is
a.
The process of building up particles into larger substances
b.
The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location
to another
c.
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d.
How hot or cold it is
Compaction and cementation is the
a. The process of above layers pushing the particles closer together and dissolved minerals
acting like glue
b. The process of building up particles into larger substances
c. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles
d. The process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another