A. Matching- Match the word with its correct definition or description (2 points each)
____1. organic
a. when a rock has bands or layers
____2. fossil fuels
b. action of weathering caused by slow dissolving and wearing away
____3. compaction
c. transportation of worn away material
____4. mechanical
d. rock that is formed by collisions of Earth’s plates
____5. chemical
e. building blocks of rocks
____6. deposition
f. physical weathering water, heat, cold, etc. (ice in cracks of rocks)
____7. foliated
g. compression and squeezing of sediment into rock
____8. metamorphic
h. rock that forms naturally from the remains of plant or animals.
____9. erosion
i. accumulation of sediments at the bottom of a lake or the ocean.
____10. minerals
j. can be burned as a source of heat or energy
B. Multiple Choice- Choose the letter that best answers the question or statement (3 points each).
11. What are rocks changed by heat and pressure?
a. sedimentary
b. sediment
c. metamorphic
d. igneous
12. What is the daughter rock of granite?
a. marble
13. How would a geologist identify granite?
14. Which is an igneous rock?
a. gneiss
b. basalt
b. gneiss
c. sandstone
d. limestone
a. extrusive, igneous rock; large, coarse-grains
b. extrusive, sedimentary rock; large, coarse-grains
c. intrusive, igneous rock; small, fine grains
d. intrusive, igneous rock; large, coarse-grains
c. limestone
15. An example of a foliated, metamorphic rock:
d. marble
a. sandstone
b. gneiss
16. What must ALWAYS happen to magma or lava for igneous rock to be made?
a. cementation b. heat and pressure
c. cooling and crystallization
c. granite
d. marble
d. erosion
17. The process that can be described as the gluing together small rock particles to make a complete rock is
a. melting
b. melding
c. compaction
d. cementation
18. Which statement is correct?
a. Intrusive, igneous rocks- cool slowly, have small crystals
b. Extrusive, igneous rocks- cool slowly, have small crystals
c. Extrusive, igneous rocks- cool slowly, have large crystals
d. Intrusive, igneous rocks- cool slowly, have large crystals
C. Short Answer (3 points each)
19. Name 3 mineral properties
1. _______________2._________________3.___________________
20. What igneous rock makes up the ocean floor? _________________________
21. What igneous rock makes up the continental crust? _______________________
22. Name 2 organic, sedimentary rocks 1._________________________ 2.____________________________
D. True/False—If the statement is true write out the word TRUE, if the statement is false correct
the underlined phrase to make it TRUE!!! (2 points each)
_________________23. Limestone is the parent rock of marble.
_________________24. The most common extrusive, igneous rock is basalt.
_________________25. Weathering and erosion of large rocks takes a short amount of time.
_________________26. Coal is a type of organic, igneous rock.
_________________27. Rocks are mainly classified by how they are created.
E. Identification (3 points each)
Using the rock dichotomous key provided at the station, identify the rocks given.
28. __________________________
29. ____________________________
30. ___________________________
Application (5 points each)31. Thoroughly compare and contrast igneous and sedimentary rocks.
32. Draw an illustration of the rock cycle. Include all types of rocks and the processes that make them.
Don’t forget any “shortcuts”.
Essays (6 points each)Out of the 4 essay topics, choose only 2 to answer. You must write out which essay number you
chose. If writing is required, write in complete sentences or I will NOT grade them.
Essay #1.
Using your knowledge of the rock cycle and minerals, explain completely your thoughts
about the following question “How do humans influence or affect the rock cycle”
Essay #2.
Based on what you learned about sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
rocks….Describe the types of places and at what types of plate boundaries where each of
these rocks might be made or found.
Essay #3
Justify what you think about the question, “Are rocks ever completely destroyed?
Essay #4.
Design a chart or web that explains what minerals are and their physical and chemical
properties