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?

Rhyolite

Mudstone

Schist

Marble

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What can cause metamorphic rocks to form?

A long amount of time

The rocks being heated and/or put under pressure

The rocks being in groundwater

The rocks containing clay minerals

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What term is used to describe sediments becoming rock?

Lithification

Precipitation

Solidification

Sublimation

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

Shale

Limestone

Conglomerate

Mudstone

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Gneiss is an example of...

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

A sedimentary rock

A meteorite

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When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes...

Schist

Marble

Slate

Granite

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Sandstone is an example of..

A metamorphic rock

A meteorite

A sedimentary rock

An igneous rock

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

Basalt

Marble

Schist

Shale

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The main difference between gabbro and basalt is...

The amount of quartz then contain.

The size of the crystals.

The color of them isf they are powdered.

The amount of feldspar they contain.

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Rhyolite is an example of

An igneous rock

A meteorite

A metamorphic rock

A sedimentary rock

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