Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Earth Science Worksheets
Looking for Earth Science worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Earth Science worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing Grade 4 questions. View questions in All Grades.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 College

Browse Questions

Fourth Grade (Grade 4) Rocks Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Grade 4 Rocks questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 2 of 4 Next
Grade 4 Rocks
Igneous rocks can form                   Earth's surface.
  1. on
  2. below
  3. both on and below
Grade 4 Rocks
Sand, bits of rock, and the remains of once-living things are called                   .
  1. sediment
  2. core
  3. nonmetallic mineral
  4. metallic mineral
Grade 4 Rocks
Not all rocks complete the entire rock cycle.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
A rock forms in layers of small pieces. It is a                 rock.
  1. sedimentary
  2. mineral
  3. igneous
  4. metamorphic
Grade 4 Rocks
What is the result of magma cooling and hardening?
  1. hot lava
  2. igneous rock
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. metamorphic rock
Grade 4 Rocks
What starts the change from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock?
  1. heat
  2. melting
  3. pressure
  4. weathering
Grade 4 Rocks
A rock is made up of one or more minerals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
Igneous rocks form only above the Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
A rock that has been changed by pressure and heat is called a                 rock.
  1. sedimentary
  2. metamorphic
  3. igneous
  4. metallic
Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks that are formed when hot magma cools and hardens are called                .
  1. metamorphic rock
  2. sedimentary rock
  3. igneous rock
  4. erosion
Grade 4 Rocks
Which is NOT a category of rocks?
  1. Igneous
  2. Sedimentary
  3. Metamorphic
  4. Hardness
Grade 4 Rocks
Which type of rocks are pressed and cemented together?
  1. igneous rock
  2. fossils
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. metamorphic rock
Grade 4 Rocks
What kind of rock is granite?
  1. igneous
  2. metamorphic
  3. layered
  4. sedimentary
Grade 4 Rocks
Igneous rocks can form under the Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
The sequence of processes that change rocks from one type to another over long periods of time is called the                   .
  1. bands
  2. rock cycle
  3. water cycle
  4. mineral deposition
Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks are broken down by changing the chemical makeup of the minerals through
  1. physical weathering.
  2. erosion.
  3. chemical weathering.
  4. deposition.
Grade 4 Rocks
The cooling and hardening of magma is a fast process.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
Which is NOT a characteristic of rocks?
  1. color
  2. how they break apart
  3. sedimentary
  4. shape
Grade 4 Rocks
What types of rocks are formed by particles created by weathering?
  1. Metamorphic rocks
  2. Igneous rocks
  3. Sedimentary rocks
  4. Volcanic rocks
Grade 4 Rocks
The never-ending process by which rocks change from one form to another is
  1. a type of life cycle.
  2. the rock cycle.
  3. the cooling of magma.
  4. the relative age of a rock.
Previous Page 2 of 4 Next