SUMMATIVE TEST

IN
SCIENCE 5

Directions: Write the word ROCKS if the statement is correct and MINERALS if it is incorrect.

____ 1. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the cooling of volcanic materials.
____2. The rock cycle is the continuous process of transforming rocks from one type to another.
___ 3. There are three types of rocks – igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
____4. A mineral occurs naturally and has an exact chemical composition or structure.
____5. Metamorphic rocks are formed due to changes in temperature, pressure and chemical composition that
happen to either igneous or sedimentary rocks.

Directions: Identify the following rocks. Write I on the blank for igneous, S for sedimentary, and M for
metamorphic rocks.

____1. Basalt ____6. Shale

____2. Limestone ____7. Felsite
____3. Granite ____8. Quartzite
____4. Marble ____9. Schist
____5. Sandstone ____10. Obsidian

Directions: Write the characteristics of rocks in the space provided.

A. Igneous Rock

1. Granite _____________________________________________

2. Diorite _____________________________________________

B. Metamorphic

1. Slate _____________________________________________

2. Marble _____________________________________________

C. Sedimentary

1. Conglomerate _____________________________________________

2. Limestone _____________________________________________