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Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks that have already been changed sometimes goes through even more changes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
What are the types of rocks?
  1. Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
  2. Water, Oxygen, Hydrogen
Grade 4 Rocks
Which among the types of rocks below would be suitable for searching fossils?
  1. Igneous Rocks
  2. Metamorphic Rocks
  3. Sedimentary Rocks
Grade 4 Rocks
Which are examples of rocks?
  1. Limestone, granite, marble
  2. Gold, silver, and platinum
  3. Oxygen, hydrogen, and water
  4. Hair, skin, and plastic
Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks change over time from one type to another. This process is called
  1. type changing.
  2. the rock cycle.
  3. erosion.
  4. melting.
Grade 4 Rocks
A rock that forms from a mineral in seawater or from the shells and bones of certain sea animals is called                .
  1. sea level
  2. sinkhole
  3. limestone
Grade 4 Rocks
What is basalt?
  1. salt
  2. vegetable
  3. water
  4. rock
Grade 4 Rocks
Melted rock inside the volcano is called         magma        .
Grade 4 Rocks
When molten rock cools slowly, the crystals that form in the igneous rock are         large        .
Grade 4 Rocks
A petrologist studies minerals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
When molten rock cools quickly, the crystals in the igneous rock that form are         small        .
Grade 4 Rocks
The cycle of old rocks turning into new rocks is called                     .
  1. the mineral cycle
  2. the sedimentary cycle
  3. the fossil cycle
  4. the rock cycle
Grade 4 Rocks
Sally is observing a piece of obsidian with a hand lens. She knows that igneous rock has many properties. Which is a property of igneous rock?
  1. It is always very soft.
  2. It is always formed when molten rock cools.
  3. It is made of crushed animal shells, bone and teeth.
  4. It forms when heat and pressure change other rocks.
Grade 4 Rocks
What natural forces cause rocks to change into metamorphic rock?
  1. pressure from above and heat from the magma
  2. transportation and heat in the layers below the rock
  3. heat and pressure from the magma
  4. pressure and weathering in the layers above the rock
Grade 4 Rocks
Explain how an igneous rock can become a sedimentary rock.
Grade 4 Rocks
What is liquid rock above ground called?
  1. gneiss
  2. magma
  3. obsidian
  4. granite
  5. pebbles
  6. mercury
  7. lava
Grade 4 Rocks
Give a specific example of a rock that is:
Metamorphic                                                                                                                           

Sedimentary                                                                                                                           

Igneous                                                                                                                           
Grade 4 Rocks
Why are fossils not found in igneous rock?
                                                                                                 

                                                                                                 

                                                                                                 
Grade 4 Rocks
Limestone is a form of                 .
Grade 4 Rocks
      Ore      is a rock that contains one or more minerals.
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