Rocks Quiz

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Gneiss is an example of...

An igneous rock

A meteorite

A sedimentary rock

A metamorphic rock

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What term is used to describe sediments becoming rock?

Precipitation

Lithification

Sublimation

Solidification

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Which of these rocks would you find being formed on the ocean floor?

Marble

Rhyolite

Schist

Mudstone

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When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes...

Slate

Marble

Granite

Schist

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What can cause metamorphic rocks to form?

The rocks being in groundwater

The rocks containing clay minerals

The rocks being heated and/or put under pressure

A long amount of time

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Which of these rocks would you find being erupted from a volcano?

Schist

Shale

Marble

Basalt

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Which of these sedimentary rocks would have the biggest fragments inside?

Mudstone

Shale

Limestone

Conglomerate

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Rhyolite is an example of

An igneous rock

A meteorite

A sedimentary rock

A metamorphic rock

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Sandstone is an example of..

An igneous rock

A meteorite

A sedimentary rock

A metamorphic rock

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The main difference between gabbro and basalt is...

The color of them isf they are powdered.

The amount of feldspar they contain.

The size of the crystals.

The amount of quartz then contain.

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