Rock Types With Mrs. Jacques Question Preview (ID: 60326)


I Use This Game To Review The 3 Rock Types, Their Formations, And Their Characteristics With My 6th Grade Earth Science Students. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following would help you figure out if a rock is *metamorphic*?
a) grains of sand or pebbles can be seen in the rock
b) you can see a fossil in the rock
c) the rock has a glassy surface or contains air bubbles
d) the rock contains a pattern of ribbon-like looking layers

Which of the following would help you figure out if a rock is *sedimentary*?
a) grains of sand or pebbles can be seen in the rock
b) hardened gas bubbles have been trapped in the rock
c) the rock has a glassy surface
d) the rock contains a pattern of ribbon-like looking layers

Sand is an example of
a) igneous rock.
b) sedimentary rock.
c) metamorphic rock.
d) sediment.

Basalt is an example of
a) igneous rock.
b) sedimentary rock.
c) metamorphic rock.
d) sediment.

Gneiss is an example of
a) igneous rock.
b) sedimentary rock.
c) metamorphic rock.
d) sediment.

Limestone is an example of
a) igneous rock.
b) sedimentary rock.
c) metamorphic rock.
d) sediment.

Sedimentary rocks are the only kind to contain ____.
a) lavas
b) minerals
c) sap
d) fossils

Which rock type would you most likely find on the bottom of a creek?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Molten

Which would you most likely find near the edges an active volcano?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Frozen

Which rock type forms under both strong pressure and intense heat?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Frozen

Which rock type forms as melted rock cools and hardens into a solid rock?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Molten

Which rock type forms as one rock *changes* into another rock?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Molten

Which rock type forms as small bits of sand and soil get pressed and stuck together?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Molten

Rock that is so hot its melted into a liquid version of itself is called _____.
a) molten rock
b) sedimentary rock
c) frozen rock
d) moon rock

Rocks are put into 1 of 3 groups based on
a) their color.
b) the minerals inside of them.
c) how they formed.
d) the continent they were found on.

The 3 types of rocks are
a) liquid, sandstone, metamorphic
b) volcanic, sedimentary, minerals
c) sedimentary, sediment, mud
d) igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Which of the following would help you figure out if a rock is *igneous*?
a) you can see a fossil of a small fish in the rock
b) you notice the rock is full of many little holes left behind by trapped air bubbles
c) the rock contains a pattern of ribbon-like looking layers
d) grains of sand or pebbles can be seen in the rock

What are the 3 main ways rocks can form? (Remember: The group of rock belongs is based on how that rock formed!)
a) evaporation, condensation, precipitation
b) cooling, heating, sticking together
c) pressure, heat, heat+pressure
d) cooling, sticking together, heat+pressure

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