Rocks Quiz

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Sandstone is an example of..

A metamorphic rock

A meteorite

A sedimentary rock

An igneous rock

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What term is used to describe sediments becoming rock?

Lithification

Precipitation

Solidification

Sublimation

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When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes...

Slate

Schist

Marble

Granite

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

Schist

Shale

Marble

Basalt

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Gneiss is an example of...

An igneous rock

A sedimentary rock

A metamorphic rock

A meteorite

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What can cause metamorphic rocks to form?

The rocks being heated and/or put under pressure

The rocks containing clay minerals

The rocks being in groundwater

A long amount of time

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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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The main difference between gabbro and basalt is...

The size of the crystals.

The amount of feldspar they contain.

The color of them isf they are powdered.

The amount of quartz then contain.

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Rhyolite is an example of

A meteorite

A metamorphic rock

A sedimentary rock

An igneous rock

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

Mudstone

Conglomerate

Limestone

Shale

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