Rocks and Soils Assessment

Where was Mary Anning born?

• Plymouth

• Grimbsby

• Lyme Regis

• Bristol

Rocks formed from layers of sediment are called what?

• Soil

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Rocks that started as igneous or sedimentary rocks but have been changed by heat or pressure are called what?

• Soil

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Rocks formed from magma or lava are called what?

• Soil

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What is the name of the giant sea reptile found by Mary Anning?

• Plesiousaur

• Tyranosaurrus

• Diplodocus

• Brachiosaurus

Choose the correct answer to this piece of Diorite

• This is an extrusive igneous rock that has cooled on the earth's crust

• This is an extrusive igneous rock that has cooled deep in the earth's crust

• This is an intrusive igneous rock that has cooled deep in the earth's crust

• This is an intrusive igneous rock that has cooled on the earth's crust

Pebbles on the beach are rounded through the process of what?

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

• Crystallisation

• Erosion

Marble is what type of rock?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

Which century was Mary Anning born in?

• nineteenth century

• twentieth century

• twenty-first century

• eighteenth century

Which century did Mary Anning grow up in?

• nineteenth century

• twentieth century

• twenty-first century

• eighteenth century