Rock Your Knowledge
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes igneous rocks to form?
Pressure
Cooling magma and lava
Compaction
Cementation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Pumice has holes in it because . . .
it cooled slowly underground.
it cooled quickly above ground before the bubbles in the lava could burst.
they were carved by the volcano.
Worms crawl in and out of the rock, creating the holes.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sandstone is a type of . . .
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
magma
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
If you were to go exploring and find basalt, you could infer that . . .
There may have been magma in that area at some point in the past.
It was once shale, but changed over time.
Seashells built up in the area long ago.
There may be fossils in the basalt.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Metamorphic rocks were once . . .
igneous rocks that cooled too quickly.
sedimentary rocks that were changed by time, heat, and pressure under the surface of the Earth.
Seashells that sank to the bottom of the sea and were pressed together.
Layers of mud and sand that built up over a long period of time.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of squeezing and heating rock for a few million years?
Nothing happens to the rock.
It can turn into a new kind of rock.
It will eventually push up through cracks in the Earth's surface.
It will dissolve.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sammy found limestone in the creek bed behind his house. What can Sammy infer about the creek bed?
It was once a large volcano.
He will probably find granite nearby.
The creek bed was once at the bottom of the sea.
The limestone was once sandstone, but turned into a new rock after being squeezed and heated for millions of years.
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