Where does the energy that drives the rock cycle come from?
a. Solar energy
b. Radioactive energy from inside the Earth.
c. Gravity
d. A and B
e. All of the above
Which photo shows evidence of physical weathering?
a. Photo A
b. Photo B
c. Photo C
d. A and C
86. Which photo shows evidence of chemical weathering?
a. Photo A
b. Photo B
c. Photo C
d. A and B
Which photo shows evidence of biological weathering?
a. Photo A
b. Photo B
c. Photo C
d. All of the above
All cause erosion except:
a. Ice
b. Wind
c. Running water
d. Plate tectonics
(A=Conglomerate, B=Chert)
89. A form of Specimen A has crystals, is found in Michigan, and
it is called
a. Petoskey stone
b. Cement
c. Pebble stone
d. Pudding stone
Specimen B belongs to which family?
a. Mica
b. Quartz
c. Gypsum
d. Carbon
What is the specific gravity of Specimen B?
a. 2.32
b. 2.6
c. 2.65
d. 3.1
Specimen B was used in the past for
a. artistic sculptures.
b. building material.
c. landscaping.
d. arrowheads.
Specimen A was formed by
a. rushing water depositing pebbles, sand, and mud together
then being compressed.
b. waves washing pebbles ashore, then being buried over time.
c. glaciers picking up pebbles and grinding them together to form
larger rocks.
d. machines that mixed the pebbles with cement.
(A=Scoria, B=Basalt)
Igneous rock can become metamorphic rock by
a. Volcanic eruption.
b. Glacial scour.
c. Deposit and cementation of rock particles.
d. Plate tectonics squeezing intrusive rock.
These specimens share the following characteristics:
a. They both float in water
b. They both have air holes
c. They are both formed by lava
d. They both react to acid
e. B and C
The difference in the surfaces of these specimens was created
by
a. The way in which they cooled
b. The sediments that they contain
c. Erosion
d. Heat and pressure
Specimen A is commonly used for
a. Building material
b. Landscaping
c. Countertops
d. Insulation
The amount of time it takes molten rock to cool and harden
affects:
a. Size of the rock
b. Mass of the rock
c. Crystals in the rock
d. All of the above
Look at the 12 rocks on the table. Write the number shown on each
rock in the blank by its name below. Then write an I if the rock is
igneous, an M if the rock is metamorphic or an S if the rock is
sedimentary in the next blank.
Obsidian _______ ____ Marble_______ ____
Granite ______ _____
Sandstone ______ ____ Slate ______ ____
Conglomerate ____ ____
Soapstone ______ ____ Basalt ____ _____
Pumice ______ _____
Coal __________ ____
Limestone ______ _____ Schist ______ ______
Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
A.
basalt
B. Granite
C.
Sandstone
D. Slate
Marble was formed when:
A limestone rock was cooled
B limestone rock was heated
C limestone rock was heated under high pressure
D molten limestone cooled
Fossils are found:
A in metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
B only in igneous rocks
C in igneous and sedimentary rocks
D only in sedimentary roc
Metamorphic rocks are formed under this change.
a.
b.
c.
d.
fossilation
erosion
heat and pressure
layers of sediment
Which statement is not true about igneous rocks?
a. Igneous rocks always remain the same
b. Igneous rocks consist of magma that has cooled
c. Igneous rocks can change into metamorphic rocks under heat and
pressure
d. Igneous rocks may erode into sedimentary rocks
Which type of rock would I most likely find along a riverbed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
layered
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
Igneous rocks are sometimes very porous. What creates the holes found
in pumice and basalt?
a.
b.
c.
d.
other rocks
people
gas bubbles
heat
Which is not a characteristic of a sedimentary rock?
a.
b.
c.
d.
fossils
layers
magma
sediments
Which type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure
within the Earth’s crust?
a. igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
Which of these is not the name of a type of rock?
A. Granite
B. Chalk
C. Lego
D. Slate
C. Lego
Molten rock inside the Earth is called?
A. Magnet
B. Maggi
C. Margarine
D. Magma
Marble is a rock that has been changed from another. What do
we call these type of rocks?
A. Metamorphic
B. Igneous
C. Ignorant
D. Morpeth
A rock that has been ‘layered’ is called:
A. Sedimentary
B. Lazy
C. Morphic
D. Ingenious
Rocks are changed to metamorphic rocks by:
A. Sun and sea
B. Heat and pressure
C. Rivers and cliffs
D. Volcanoes
What type of rock is likely to form when this magma cools?
A. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous
D. Large
Which of these would not cause weathering?
A. Rain
B. Sun
C. Cloud
D. Frost
When water freezes what happens to it?
A. It expands
B. It contracts
C. It evaporates
D. It stays the same
Transport of sediment usually occurs:
A. By people carrying it
B. By rivers carrying it
C. In volcanoes
D. On lorries
What type of rock is this?
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Metamorphic
D. Grey
A rock that cools quickly is likely to have:
A. Large crystals
B. No crystals
C. Invisible crystals
D. Small crystals
We are likely to find fossils in which type of rock?
A. Sedimentary
B. Magma
C. Igneous
D. Lava
Limestone (calcium carbonate) reacts with hydrochloric acid to
form:
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Methane
Basalt has very small crystals. How would you expect it to have
formed?
A. From sandstone
B. Underground
C. By deposition
D. From cooling lava
16. The white cliffs of Dover are mainly made of which rock?
A. Granite
B. Chalk
C. Sandstone
D. Marble
Slate was used a lot for tiling the roofs of houses. What type of
rock is it?
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Grainy
D. Metamorphic
A person who studies rocks is called a:
A. Geographer
B. Miner
C. Geologist
D. Geo – Neo