Rocks & Minerals - Revision 3rd (#1)

How many types of rock did we study?

• THREE

• TWO

• FOUR

• ONE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TYPE OF ROCK?

• IGNEOUS ROCKS

• SEDIMENTARY ROCK

• METAMORPHIC ROCK

• ALL OF THEM ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROCKS

WHEN MOLTEN ROCKS FROM THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE COOLS, WHICH TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED?

• IGNEOUS ROCK

• SEDIMENTARY ROCK

• METAMORPHIC ROCK

SELECT THE CORRECT EXAMPLE OF IGNEOUS ROCKS:

• GRANITE AND BASALT

• BASALT AND MARBLE

• MARBLE AND SHALE

• GRANITE AND SLATE

A ______ IS A COMBINATION OF ONE OR MORE MINERALS.

• ION

• CRUST

• ROCK

• FOSSIL

WHEN LIQUID MAGMA RISES TO THE SURFACE FROM VOLCANOES, WHICH PROCESS TAKES PLACE?

• EROSION

• WEATHERING

• MELTING

• SOLIDIFICATION

________ AND ________ ARE THE USUAL REASON FOR MINERALS BECOMING DISSOLVED.

• WEATHERING / EROSION

• COMPACTION/CEMENTATION

• HEAT/PRESSURE

• DEPOSITION / BURIAL

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ARE FORMED BY ________.

• THE WEATHERING OF EXISTING ROCKS

• THE ACCUMULATION AND FOSSILISATION OF LIVING MATERIAL

• THE PRECIPITATION OF DISSOLVED MATERIALS OUT OF SOLUTION IN WATER

• ALL OF THEM ARE CORRECT.

EXAMPLES OF A SEDIMENTARY ROCK:

• LIMESTONE AND GRANITE

• SHALE AND MARBLE

• SHALE AND LIMESTONE

• SANDSTONE AND BASALT

METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE A COMBINATION OF OTHER TYPES OF ROCKS WHICH DOES NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE MELTING THE EXISTING ROCKS.

• TRUE

• FALSE