Unit 4.2 Rock Quiz
Name _______________________________
Vocabulary: Match the term with the definition
_____ 1. sedimentary rock
A.
process that breaks down
_____ 2. metamorphic rock rock using water, wind, etc.
B.
process that occurs when
_____ 3. igneous rock
sediments comes to rest
_____ 4. weathering
C.
type of rock formed by heat
and pressure
_____ 5. erosion
D.
process by which sediment
_____ 6. Deposition
moves from place to place
E. Type of rock formed by melting
True/False: Place a T or F in the blanks.
and cooling of rock
F. Type of rock formed from bits of
_____ 7. Rocks are always changing.
other rock
_____ 8. When lava reaches the surface of the earth, it becomes
magma.
_____ 9. When chemical sedimentary rocks break
down or dissolve, they form caves.
_____ 10. The earth’s magnetic poles can affect
the forming of igneous rocks.
_____ 11. Rocks follow a certain path through the rock cycle.
Multiple Choice: Place the letter of the best answer in the
blank.
Unit 4.2 Rock Quiz
Name _______________________________
_____ 12. What force plays a major force in the formation of
metamorphic rock?
A. acceleration B. friction
C. pressure
_____ 13. How do extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive
igneous rocks?
A. Extrusive rocks are larger in size
rocks break down quicker
B. Extrusive rocks are arranged in layers
rocks have larger crystals.
C. Intrusive
D. Intrusive
_____ 14. If a rock is a foliated metamorphic rock, it
______________.
A. has large chunks of crystals.
B. looks like glass
forms into long layers
C.
_____ 15. A fossil would be a/an ____________ rock.
A. igneous
B. sedimentary
C. metamorphic
_____ 16. What must happen to igneous rock before it can change
into sedimentary rock?
A. It must be broken down into sediment.
C. Its
minerals must be dissolved in water.
B. It must melt and become magma
D. It must
be exposed to pressure and heat.
_____ 17. Coal forms when plant remains are compacted over
many years. What type of rock is coal?
A. igneous
B. sedimentary
C. metamorphic
Unit 4.2 Rock Quiz
Name _______________________________
NAME THAT ROCK! Choose the name of
the rock shown to your class.
18. A. Obsidian
B. Limestone
C. Slate
19.
A. Limestone
20.
A. Obsidian
B. Shale
B. Granite
C. Coquina
C. Shale