Earth Science Quiz

What are the three main types of rocks?

• Granite, marble, and quartz

• Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

• Shale, slate, and basalt

• Volcanic, limestone, and sandstone

What are the subtopics related to rocks?

• Types of rocks, rock formation, rock cycle, rock properties

• Types of animals, animal formation, animal cycle, animal properties

• Types of clouds, cloud formation, cloud cycle, cloud properties

• Types of trees, tree formation, tree cycle, tree properties

How are igneous rocks formed?

• From the accumulation of dead plant and animal remains

• From the solidification of molten rock material

• From the compression of layers of sediment

• From the cooling of water vapor in the atmosphere

Give an example of a sedimentary rock.

• Granite

• Limestone

• Obsidian

• Marble

What are the properties of igneous rocks?

• Igneous rocks do not have a crystalline structure

• Igneous rocks are formed through the solidification of molten material, have a crystalline structure, and can be classified as intrusive or extrusive.

• Igneous rocks are only found on the surface of the Earth

• Igneous rocks are formed from compressed sediment

What processes are involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Tectonic plate movement, subduction, and uplift

• Volcanic activity, crystallization, and melting

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation

• Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

Name one type of igneous rock.

• Granite

• Basalt

• Limestone

• Marble

Explain the formation of sedimentary rocks.

• Sedimentary rocks are formed from volcanic activity.

• Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and compression of sediments over time.

• Sedimentary rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma.

• Sedimentary rocks are formed by the rearrangement of existing rocks.

What are metamorphic rocks?

• Rocks formed from sedimentation

• Rocks formed from volcanic eruptions

• Rocks formed from existing rocks that have been altered by heat, pressure, and/or chemical processes

• Rocks formed from organic remains

List one example of a metamorphic rock.

• Granite

• Limestone

• Marble

• Obsidian