Science Year 6 Rocks and soils Quiz

What is the name of liquid rock when it escapes the Earth’s surface?

What is the name of liquid rock when it is inside the Earth?

What is the name of the process that breaks rocks down into soil?

Put the layers of the Earth in order from the inner-most layer of the Earth to the outer-most layer of the Earth. Start with - Centre-most layer of the Earth: _________, _________, _______, , and Inner-most layer of the Earth: _________________.

The rock cycle explains how rocks of one kind can change into rocks of another kind. Complete the rock cycle statements into the correct order using the given words. First one is done for you. (Sedimentation, metamorphism, weathering, solidification, burial, metamorphic, melting, erosion, heat/pressure, deposition, sedimentary, magma)

start from igneous a)______b)_______c)_______d)________e)________f)________g)______h)_____i)________j)_______k)______l)_________

Ms. Ben’s fourth grade class observes rocks. One sample feels rough and grainy. It has a plant fossil. Which type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Mineral

Which type of rock contains crystals?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

A piece of rock from a mountain-top is found on a beach near an ocean. What is this an example for?

• Active movement

• Weathering

• Ice wedging

• Erosion

What is most of the topsoil made of?

• Silt

• Humus

• Sand

• Mud

Which of the following correctly matches a rock type with the process involved in forming the rock?

• Igneous - pressure and heat

• Fossils - molten rocks and magma

• Metamorphic - heating and melting

• Sedimentary - erosion and weathering