Year 9 Science short quiz

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava

• Magma

• Mineral Crystals

• Igneous Rocks

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

• stalactites

• magmas

• metamorphs

• sediments

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition