Rocks

1. Which of the following is the order for forming sedimentary rocks?

Sedimentation - Cementation - Compaction Compaction - Sedimentation - Cementation Sedimentation - Compaction - Cementation

2. Only one of these rocks is a sedimentary rock. Which one?

Shale Slate Granite

3. Where are the oldest layers of rock usually found in a cliff made from sedimentary rock?

At the Top In the middle At the Bottom

4. What is magma?

Salt crystals in sedimentary rock Molten rock Bubbles of gas

5. What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?

The molten rock cooled very quickly. The molten rock cooled very slowly. The molten rock cooled deep underground.

6. Which type of rock never contains fossils?

Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic

7. Which one of these rocks is an igneous rock?

Marble Limestone Basalt

8. Which statement about metamorphic rocks is correct?

They are formed when rocks are heated until they melt. They are only formed from heated sedimentary rocks. They are formed from all types of rock.

9. Which statement about the crystals in metamorphic rocks is correct?

They are small if the molten rock cooled quickly. They are large if the molten rock cooled slowly. They are often arranged in layers.

10. Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?

Marble Slate Shale

11. Which of these is not an example of physical weathering?

Freeze-thaw Acid rain falling on limestone Wind blowing sand onto a rock

12. What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?

They get larger and more jagged They get smaller and more rounded. They get smaller and more jagged.

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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">1.
      <strong>Which of the following is the order for forming sedimentary rocks?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20008]" value="A" /> Sedimentation - Cementation - Compaction</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20008]" value="B" /> Compaction - Sedimentation - Cementation</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20008]" value="C" /> Sedimentation - Compaction - Cementation</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">2.
      <strong>Only one of these rocks is a sedimentary rock. Which one?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20009]" value="A" /> Shale</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20009]" value="B" /> Slate</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20009]" value="C" /> Granite</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">3.
      <strong>Where are the oldest layers of rock usually found in a cliff made from sedimentary rock?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20010]" value="A" /> At the Top</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20010]" value="B" /> In the middle</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20010]" value="C" /> At the Bottom</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">4.
      <strong>What is magma?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20011]" value="A" /> Salt crystals in sedimentary rock</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20011]" value="B" /> Molten rock</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20011]" value="C" /> Bubbles of gas</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">5.
      <strong>What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20012]" value="A" /> The molten rock cooled very quickly.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20012]" value="B" /> The molten rock cooled very slowly.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20012]" value="C" /> The molten rock cooled deep underground.</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">6.
      <strong>Which type of rock never contains fossils?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20013]" value="A" /> Sedimentary</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20013]" value="B" /> Igneous</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20013]" value="C" /> Metamorphic</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">7.
      <strong>Which one of these rocks is an igneous rock?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20014]" value="A" /> Marble</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20014]" value="B" /> Limestone</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20014]" value="C" /> Basalt</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">8.
      <strong>Which statement about metamorphic rocks is correct?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20015]" value="A" /> They are formed when rocks are heated until they melt.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20015]" value="B" /> They are only formed from heated sedimentary rocks.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20015]" value="C" /> They are formed from all types of rock.</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">9.
      <strong>Which statement about the crystals in metamorphic rocks is correct?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20016]" value="A" /> They are small if the molten rock cooled quickly.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20016]" value="B" /> They are large if the molten rock cooled slowly.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20016]" value="C" /> They are often arranged in layers.</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">10.
      <strong>Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20017]" value="A" /> Marble</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20017]" value="B" /> Slate</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20017]" value="C" /> Shale</label>
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      <strong>Which of these is not an example of physical weathering?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20018]" value="A" /> Freeze-thaw</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20018]" value="B" /> Acid rain falling on limestone</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20018]" value="C" /> Wind blowing sand onto a rock</label>
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      <strong>What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20019]" value="A" /> They get larger and more jagged</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20019]" value="B" /> They get smaller and more rounded.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[20019]" value="C" /> They get smaller and more jagged.</label>
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