Rock Quiz
Multiple Choice
____ 1. Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called ____.
a. igneous rocks
c. sedimentary rocks
b. metamorphic rocks
d. all of the above
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2. Rocks are foliated or non-foliated depending on their ____.
a. hardness
c. layers or lack of layers
b. cleavage and fracture
d. streak
3. The word metamorphic means ____.
a. "change of form"
c. "changed under extreme pressure"
b. "produced by heat"
d. all of the above
4. Broken pieces of what types of rock are deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary
rock?
a. Sedimentary
c. metamorphic
b. igneous
d. all of the above
5. Which can occur in the rock cycle?
a. Sedimentary rock is heated and squeezed to form metamorphic rock.
b. Igneous rock is eroded to form metamorphic rock.
c. Metamorphic rock melts to form sedimentary rock.
d. none of the above
6. The size of mineral crystals in igneous rocks ____.
a. helps classify the rocks
b. depends on the temperature at which magma forms
c. depends on the mineral content of magma
d. all of the above
7. The rock cycle shows each rock ____.
a. as it was millions of years ago
c. on a continuing journey
b. as it is in recent times
d. as it was originally formed
8. Which statement best describes how rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
a. Rocks are classified by where they are found.
b. Rocks are classified by how old they are.
c. Rocks are classified by how they were formed.
d. Rocks are classified by their color.
Matching Match each term with the correct description below.
a. Igneous rocks
d. Sedimentary rocks
b. Metamorphic rocks
e. rock
c. rock cycle
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a model that shows how rocks are recycled from one type to another
classified as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks that form when magma or lava cools
rocks formed when older rocks are heated and/or squeezed
rocks formed when pieces of rocks, plant and animal matter, or dissolved minerals gather into layers
Draw and complete the following diagram:
Rock Quiz
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 3/2
PTS: 1
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DIF: B
DIF: B
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PTS: 1
DIF: B
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PTS: 1
DIF: B
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PTS: 1
DIF: A
OBJ: 3/2
PTS: 1
DIF: A
OBJ: 6/3
PTS: 1
DIF: A
OBJ: 6/3
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C
8-3.4
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8-3.4
PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 6/3
PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 1/1
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B
8-3.4
D
8-3.4
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8-3.4
PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 3/2
PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 5/3
PTS: 1
DIF: B
OBJ: 4/2
MATCHING