Miss Krieger/ Miss Shauris
Science Class
Mineral and Rock Exam GOOD LUCK !!!
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Date______
Sedimentary heated magma Lava pressure
Metamorphic cemented Minerals Particles
Igneous cools hardened bottom
Please use the words in the word bank to complete the following statements.
1. ______are non-living materials that are found in nature.
2. ______rocks are formed in layers at the ______of lakes and oceans.
3. ______of plants, dead animals, and rocks are carried there by wind, water and gravity, and become ______together.
4. After ______is pushed up through the crust to the surface, it ______down and becomes ______.
5. The ______then hardens and becomes ______rock.
6. ______rock forms from being ______, and then being put under great amounts of ______.
Please answer True or False.
7. ______Sedimentary rock is formed by molten rock.
8. ______Igneous rock is found at the bottom of rivers and lakes.
9. ______Minerals are formed from living materials.
10. ______A rock and a mineral is the same thing.
11. ______Metamorphic rock is formed from small particles being cemented together.
12. ______Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have changed over time.
13. ______Limestone is a type of Sedimentary rock.
14. ______Both heat and pressure over time cause sedimentary rock to become Metamorphic rock.
15. ______Minerals are the particle that make up rocks.
Please write a brief answer for each of the following questions. Use the back of the test if you need more space!
16. Explain how igneous rock is formed.
17. Explain how metamorphic rock is formed.
18. Explain how sedimentary rock is formed.
19. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
20. Why is it important to study rocks and minerals?
EXTRA CREDIT: Explain the rock cycle!