4th Grade SC.4.E.6.1

Which kind of rock forms when heat and pressure change rock?

• lava
• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Which kind of rock forms from small pieces of rock that settle in layers?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• magma

A student found a dark, smooth rock near a volcano. How did the rock most likely form?

• slowly, on Earth's surface
• quickly, on Earth's surface
• slowly, below Earth's surface
• quickly, below Earth's surface

A student found a rock with a fossil in it. The rock is most likely

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• magma

A volcano erupts, and lava flows out. Which kind of rock forms from the lava when it cools?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• magma

A student finds a rock with a fossil in it. How did the rock most likely form?

• from heat and pressure beloew Earth's surface
• from layers of sediment that were pressed together
• from melted rock below Earth's surface
• from melted rock above Earth's surface

Which observation tells you that a rock is most likely sedimentary?

• the rock is dull
• the rock is brown
• the rock has layers
• the rock has sparkles

Any solid found in nature that is made up if minerals is called a 

• fossil
• mineral
• rock
• lava

Traces of dead organisms left behind in sedimentary rock are called

• lava
• magma
• minerals
• fossils

The continuous process in which one rock is changed into another is called 

• the igneous rock
• the rock cycle
• the lava flow
• the metamorphic rock