Test yourself on rock types
Task 1 - test yourself
There are three basic rock types. See whether you can remember what they are, the main
examples and how they are formed.
1. Unscramble these letters to find the names of the three rock types:
a. ARYDEMITENS
....................................................
b. SOUGINE
....................................................
c. CHIPORMMATE
....................................................
Fill the names into the grid below in the correct order i.e. to fit with the other information
already in the grid
Rock type:
Examples:
1. ..............
..................
2. ..............
1. Slate
M..................
2. ..............
Characteristics:
Grainy and crumbly;
may contain ..................
Hard and .................. ;
small crystals in .................. or bands.
Hard; small crystals due to fast cooling.
1. ..............
..................
2. ..............
Hard; large crystals due to ..................
..................
Task 2 - quick quiz
Fill in the correct words to make these statements true:
1. Slate is a ....................... rock formed from heat pressure on ................................ .
2. ..................... is an igneous rock expelled from .................... and .................... .
3. The ......................... rock formed from dead sea creatures is ............................... .
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Test yourself on rock types
Task 1 - test yourself
There are three basic rock types. See whether you can remember what they are, the main
examples and how they are formed.
1. Unscramble these letters to find the names of the three rock types. The first one is done
for you:
a. ARYDEMITENS
sedimentary
b. SOUGINE
....................................................
c. CHIPORMMATE
....................................................
Fill the names into the grid below in the correct order i.e. to fit with the other information
already in the grid
Rock type:
Examples:
Characteristics:
Grainy and crumbly;
1. ..............
Sedimentary
may contain ..................
2. ..............
1. Slate
M..................
I..................
..............
Hard and .................. ;
small crystals in .................. or bands.
1. ..............
Hard; small crystals due to fast cooling.
2. ..............
Hard; large crystals due to .................. cooling.
Task 2 - quick quiz
Cross out the incorrect words to make these statements true:
1. Slate is a [sedimentary / metamorphic] rock formed from heat pressure on [dead sea
creatures / magma / limestone / mudstone / sand grains].
2. [limestone / basalt / marble] is an igneous rock [cooled slowly inside the earth’s crust / of
compacted sand grains / expelled from volcanoes and cooled quickly].
3. The [sedimentary / metamorphic / igneous] rock formed from dead sea creatures is
[limestone / granite / slate].
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Test yourself on rock types
Answers
1. Sedimentary
2. Igneous
3. Metamorphic
Rock type:
Examples:
1. sandstone
Sedimentary
2. limestone.
1. slate
Metamorphic
2. marble
Characteristics:
Grainy and crumbly;
may contain fossils
Hard and smooth;
small crystals in layers or bands.
1. basalt
Hard; small crystals due to fast cooling.
2. granite
Hard; large crystals due to slow cooling.
Igneous
Quick quiz:
1. Slate is a metamorphic rock formed from heat pressure on mudstone.
2. Basalt is an igneous rock expelled from volcanoes and cooled quickly.
3. The sedimentary rock formed from dead sea creatures is limestone.
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