Category 1
The effects of ice, wind, and rain on rocks are called____.
A. weathering
B. erosion
C. mineral
A. weathering
A natural, nonliving, solid material that has particles in a repeating pattern is a ______.
A. Mineral
B. Igneous Rock
C. Rock
A. Mineral
A _____ is made up of one more minerals.
A. Rock Cycle
B. Mineral
C. Rock
C. Rock
The ____ is the repeating of changes from one kind of rock to another over time.
A. Water Cycle
B. Rock Cycle
C. Weathering
B. Rock Cycle
____ carries away pieces of weathered rock to other places.
A. Metamorphic Rock
B. Rock
C. Erosion
C. Erosion
A ____ is a rock changed by heat and pressure.
A. Metamorphic Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Igneous Rock
A. Metamorphic Rock
A rock formed by layers of sediments squeezed and stuck together over a long time.
A. Metamorphic Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Igneous Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
Magma and lava cools and hardens to form _____.
A. Metamorphic Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Igneous Rock
C. Igneous Rock
The solid material made of more than one substance or mineral is a _________________.
Mineral
Ingredient
Rock
Rock
The illustration showing how rocks change from one type to another is known as the _____________.
Water Cycle
Rock Cycle
Moon Cycle
Rock Cycle
A solid substance that CANNOT be broken or separated into other materials is _____________.
Mineral
Magma
Lava
Mineral
A rock that is formed with heat and pressure is known as _____________.
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Which rock is formed as a result of weathering, erosion, compaction and cementation?
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
This rock is formed after the magma (molten rock) cools down and crystalizes.
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Geologists may use the texture, size, shape, weight, and color to describe a rock. These are all examples of a rock’s what?
Fossil
Property
Mixture
Property
Which of the following minerals is the hardest?
Diamond
Apatite
Topaz
Talc
Diamond
The rock cycle is never-ending (does not stop).
True
False
True
Rocks stay the same and never change.
True
False
False
What is another way to tell if a rock contains different minerals?
Put it in water
Draw on it
Put it in acid (vinegar)
Put it in acid (vinegar)
Crystals can help us identify different ________________.
Colors
Rocks
Minerals
Rocks