Exploring Types of Rocks
A Grade 5 science worksheet on igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, covering their formation and characteristics.
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Exploring Types of Rocks
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There are three main types of rocks found on Earth, each formed in a different way:
Igneous Rocks: Formed when molten rock (magma or lava) cools and solidifies.
Sedimentary Rocks: Formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediments (pieces of other rocks, minerals, or organic matter).
Metamorphic Rocks: Formed when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
1. Which type of rock is formed from molten rock that cools and hardens?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
All of the above
2. Fossils are most commonly found in which type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
All rock types
3. When magma cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, it forms igneous rocks.
4. Sediments are carried by wind, water, and ice, and then deposited in layers to form rocks.
5. Intense heat and can transform existing rocks into metamorphic rocks.
6. All rocks are made of the same minerals.
True
False
7. The rock cycle describes how rocks are continuously formed, broken down, and reformed.
True
False
8. Describe one way an igneous rock can change into a sedimentary rock.
9. Explain the difference between magma and lava.
Match each rock type with its description.
10. Igneous
a. Formed by heat and pressure
11. Sedimentary
b. Formed from cooled molten rock
12. Metamorphic
c. Formed from compacted sediments