Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks Quiz

What type of rock forms from sediment accumulation, compaction and cementation on the bottom of a lake or sea?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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The word cementation could be replaced with the word lithification True or False?

• True

• False

The rock cycle begins with with which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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When sedimentary rock comes under heat and pressure, what type of rock can it turn into?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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Name one of type of sedimentary rock

• Sandstone

• Limestone

• Basalt

• Granite

Volcanism which causes lava to pour on the surface causes which type of igneous rock to form?

• Sandstone

• Limestone

• Basalt

• Granite

• Marble

When igneous rock forms inside the crust, generally what type of rock is formed?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Sandstone

• Marble

What was the name of the giant that built the Giant's Causeway on the Antrim Derry Plateau?

• Benandonner

• The Jolly Green Giant

• James and the Giant Peach

• Finn MacCool

Igneous rock formed outside the crust has large crystals True or False?

• True

• False

The Giant's causeway formed over 2 million years when which tectonic plates began to split apart?

• Nazca and South American

• Eurasian and African

• Pacific and North American

• Eurasian and North America