Miss Krieger/ Miss Shauris
Science Class
GOOD LUCK !!!
Mineral and Rock Exam
Name____________________________________
Date_______________
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
heated
cemented
cools
magma
Minerals
hardened
Lava
Particles
bottom
pressure
Please use the words in the word bank to complete the following statements.
1. __________________ are non-living materials that are found in
nature.
2. _________________ rocks are formed in layers at the _______of
lakes and oceans.
3. ______________of plants, dead animals, and rocks are carried there
by wind, water and gravity, and become _______________together.
4. After _______ is pushed up through the crust to the surface, it
____________ down and becomes _______________.
5. The ___________then hardens and becomes ______________rock.
6. __________________ rock forms from being __________, and
then being put under great amounts of _____________.
Please answer True or False.
7. _________Sedimentary rock is formed by molten rock.
8. _________ Igneous rock is found at the bottom of rivers and lakes.
9. _________ Minerals are formed from living materials.
10. _________A rock and a mineral is the same thing.
11. _________ Metamorphic rock is formed from small particles being
cemented together.
12. _________ Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have changed over
time.
13. _________ Limestone is a type of Sedimentary rock.
14. _________ Both heat and pressure over time cause sedimentary rock
to become Metamorphic rock.
15. _________ Minerals are the particle that make up rocks.
Please write a brief answer for each of the following questions. Use the
back of the test if you need more space!
16. Explain how igneous rock is formed.
17. Explain how metamorphic rock is formed.
18. Explain how sedimentary rock is formed.
19. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
20. Why is it important to study rocks and minerals?
EXTRA CREDIT: Explain the rock cycle!