2nd Grade Rocks Test (20 pts.

total) Total Score: ____/20

Name _____________________________________ Date __________

Part I: Vocabulary (1 pt. Each - 8 pts. total) Score: _____/8

Geologist Weathering Rocks Tuff Scora

Basalt Earth Material Properties

1. A scientist who studies rocks is called a ____________________.

2. Rocks break into smaller and smaller pieces because of _________________.

3. We are called geologists because we study _______________.

4. A light-gray rock that is formed from the eruption of a volcano is called

____________.

5. A reddish rock with small holes that is formed from the eruption of a volcano is
called _____________.

6. A dark-colored volcanic rock formed from the eruption of a volcano is called

______________.

7. Rocks can be sorted by their __________________.

8. _________________ are the naturally occurring materials found on earth.

Example: minerals, rocks, soil and water.

Part ll: Multiple Choice (2 pts each - 6 pts total) Score: ______/6

1. What happens when rocks rub together?

A. They melt together

B. They break apart and make sand
C. They get bigger
D. Nothing happens
2. Which is NOT a property that you can sort rocks by?

A. Pattern
B. Color
C. Texture
D. Birthdays

3. Information collected from a science investigation is called __________.

A. Notes
B. Pictures
C. Data
D. Drawings

Part III: True/False (2 pts each - 6 pts total) Score: _____/6

3. Rocks are considered an earth material.

A. True
B. False

4. Geologists study animals.

A. True
B. False

5. The three types of volcanic rocks are Tuff, Scoria, and Basalt.

A. True
B. False