Q4 grade 4

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces because of wind, water, or ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Lava

• Landslide

Moving sediment from one place to another

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Earthquake

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

Which if the following is NOT a form of weathering?

• Plant roots growing through rocks.

• Ice grinding on rocks.

• Water moving particles down stream

• Rocks rubbing against each other.

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Which of the words below describe broken up rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Answer explanation

The types of rock: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary