Students identify which rock type most likely contains fossils, determine what happens to sedimentary rock under heat and pressure, and classify a layered multicolored rock. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems about crystal size in slowly cooled igneous rocks, the three rock cycle types, and what weathering produces.
Fossil preservation and crystal size questions connect rock formation conditions to the observable features geologists use to reconstruct Earth's history.
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Rocks and Minerals
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which rock type is most likely to contain fossils?
A) igneous
B) sedimentary
C) metamorphic
D) all types equally
2. What happens to sedimentary rock when it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure?
A) It melts into lava
B) It becomes metamorphic rock
C) It turns into igneous rock
D) It breaks into sediment
3. A student finds a rock with visible layers of different colored sand pressed together. What type of rock is it most likely?
A) igneous
B) sedimentary
C) metamorphic
D) mineral
4. Which mineral property is measured by scratching one mineral against another?
A) luster
B) streak
C) hardness
D) color
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. When magma cools slowly underground, it forms igneous rocks with large crystals.
2. The three rock types in the rock cycle are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
3. Weathering and erosion break rocks into small pieces called sediment.
4. Quartzite is a metamorphic rock that forms from sandstone.
5. A mineral that has a metallic luster looks like polished metal.
Rocks and Minerals
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which rock type is most likely to contain fossils?
A) igneous
B) sedimentary
C) metamorphic
D) all types equally
2. What happens to sedimentary rock when it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure?
A) It melts into lava
B) It becomes metamorphic rock
C) It turns into igneous rock
D) It breaks into sediment
3. A student finds a rock with visible layers of different colored sand pressed together. What type of rock is it most likely?
A) igneous
B) sedimentary
C) metamorphic
D) mineral
4. Which mineral property is measured by scratching one mineral against another?
A) luster
B) streak
C) hardness
D) color
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) When magma cools slowly underground, it forms igneous rocks with large crystals.
2) The three rock types in the rock cycle are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
3) Weathering and erosion break rocks into small pieces called sediment.
4) Quartzite is a metamorphic rock that forms from sandstone.
5) A mineral that has a metallic luster looks like polished metal.
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