Inside our earth

Fossils are the remains of dead ________ .

• Plants

• Animals

• Both a and b

• None of the above

The metamorphic rocks are formed under the influence of __________ .

• High temperature

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• Both a and b

______ minerals are found in the continental masses.

• Silica and alumina

• Silica and magnesium

• Nickel and iron

• Silica and iron

__________ turn into metamorphic rocks.

• Igneous rocks only

• Sedimentary rocks only

• Granite only

• Both A and B

The process of transformation of rocks from one form to the other is called ___________ .

• Rock metamorphosis

• Rock cycle

• Rock change

• Transfer of rocks

The terms - extrusive and intrusive are used in reference to ________ .

• Minerals

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

There is an ‘outer’ and ‘inner’ _________ in the interior of the earth.

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

• All of the above

Minerals have a definite ___________ .

• Physical property

• Chemical composition

• Both A and B

• None of the above

The common mineral in the continental masses and the oceanic crust is __________ .

• Silicon

• Magnesium

• Aluminium

• Iron

The Taj Mahal is made of _________ .

• Red sandstone

• White marble

• Basalt

• Granite