Rocks Quiz

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Rhyolite is an example of

A sedimentary rock

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

A meteorite

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

Rhyolite

Schist

Mudstone

Marble

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What term is used to describe sediments becoming rock?

Solidification

Sublimation

Precipitation

Lithification

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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?

Shale

Marble

Basalt

Schist

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When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes...

Marble

Schist

Granite

Slate

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The main difference between gabbro and basalt is...

The color of them isf they are powdered.

The amount of quartz then contain.

The amount of feldspar they contain.

The size of the crystals.

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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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Gneiss is an example of...

A sedimentary rock

A meteorite

An igneous rock

A metamorphic rock

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Sandstone is an example of..

A sedimentary rock

A metamorphic rock

An igneous rock

A meteorite

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