Rocks Quiz

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Here are 10 general questions about rocks.  Provide an answer for each question and then click SUBMIT.

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

Mudstone

Marble

Schist

Rhyolite

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What can cause metamorphic rocks to form?

The rocks containing clay minerals

A long amount of time

The rocks being in groundwater

The rocks being heated and/or put under pressure

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What term is used to describe sediments becoming rock?

Precipitation

Solidification

Lithification

Sublimation

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When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes...

Granite

Schist

Slate

Marble

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The main difference between gabbro and basalt is...

The amount of feldspar they contain.

The amount of quartz then contain.

The color of them isf they are powdered.

The size of the crystals.

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Rhyolite is an example of

A meteorite

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

A sedimentary rock

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Gneiss is an example of...

A meteorite

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

A sedimentary rock

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Sandstone is an example of..

A sedimentary rock

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

A meteorite

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

Conglomerate

Mudstone

Shale

Limestone

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

Marble

Shale

Basalt

Schist

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