Quiz about Science Trivia SOL 5.7 Rocks

Question 1

What are the three main types of rocks?

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metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

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sedimentary, igneous, sediments

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igneous, lave, magma

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metamorphic, hard, gray

Question 2

Which type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

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lava

Question 3

Which type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?

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igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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magma

Question 4

Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

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sediments

Question 5

Rocks are classified by how they are ________.

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formed

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colored

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found

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grouped

Question 6

Which type of rocks are fossils often found?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

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underground

Question 7

The earth's outer layer is formed mostly of ________ rock.

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

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giant rocks

Question 8

_________ is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of rock.

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weathering

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deposition

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erosion

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sediments

Question 9

Scientists use which method to determine the age of rocks that contain fossils?

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carbon 14 dating

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measure the fossil

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count the fossils

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ask the fossil

Question 10

What is the molten rock that rises and explodes from within a volcano?

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magma

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iron

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fossils

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nickel

Question 11

The _____ ______ is the process of one type of rock transforming into a different type of rock.

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rock cycle

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classification key

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wash cycle

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plate tectonics

Question 12

What tool do scientists use to help classify rocks?

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classification key

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magnifying glass

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telescope

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balance scale

Question 13

How old do scientist believe planet Earth is, approximately?

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4.6 billion years old

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3000 years old

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2 billion years old

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1 trillion years old

Question 14

What are the preserved remains of an ancient plant or animal found in rocks?

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fossil

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trash

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mummy

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sediment

Question 15

What do scientists use to get information about past life on Earth and the age of rocks?

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fossils

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pictures

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books

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museums

Question 16

What is the gradual wearing or washing away of soil and rock by glaciers, water, or wind?

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erosion

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weathering

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depositon

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magma

Question 17

What four types of fragments can weathering produce?

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sediment, clay, sand, rock

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sediment, glass, water, candy

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clay, sand, dirt, water

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dust, sediment, sand, oil

Question 18

What is the solid, nonliving substance made up of elements and found within the earth?

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minerals

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vitamins

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gasses

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agents

Question 19

Large, continent-size slabs of the earth's crust and mantle are called------

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plates

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dishes

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cups

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bowls

Question 20

The theory that Earth's crust and mantle move across the earth's surface is---

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plate tectonics

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rock theory

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rock cycle

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earthquake

Question 21

A _______ boundary is where the earth's plates move horizontally past one another.

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transforming or sliding

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divergent

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convergent

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fault

Question 22

A _________ boundary is where the earth's plates come together.

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

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sliding

Question 23

A ______ boundary is where the earth's plates separate.

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

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sliding

Question 24

A _________ is a boundary of the earth's plates.

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fault

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eathquake

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mountain

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lake

Question 25

When two plates meet at a fault, the earth's surface stretches and compresses. This event causes---

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an earthquake

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a volcano

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the rock cycle

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a mudslide

Question 26

At a convergent boundary, one plate slips beneath another plate and begins to melt. This process forms ----

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a volcano

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an earthquake

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a rock wall

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erosion

Question 27

At a convergent boundary, one plate slips beneath another plate and begins to melt. This process forms-----

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a mountain

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a valley

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an earthquake

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a plateau

Question 28

What is formed when two plates move apart and magma from the earth fills the space between the plates?

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mid-ocean ridge

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valley

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volcano

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earthquake

Question 29

Scientists believe that the continents have moved over the earth's surface over time to their present positions. This theory is----

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continental drift

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Pangea

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relativity

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plate tectonics

Question 30

What is the outermost, thinnest layer of the Earth?

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crust

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mantle

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inner core

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outer core

Question 31

What is the middle later of the Earth?

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mantle

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

Question 32

What is the solid center of the Earth?

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inner core

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outer core

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crust

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mantle

Question 33

What is the liquid layer of the Earth?

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outer core

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inner core

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mantle

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crust

Question 34

Which two layers of the Earth are made up of rocky material?

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mantle, crust

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mantle, inner core

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inner core, outer core

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crust, inner core

Question 35

Which two elements make up the majority of the Earth's core?

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iron and nickel

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gold and aluminum

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steel and silver

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dime and penny

Question 36

Number 4 represents which layer of the Earth?

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

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crust

Question 37

Number 2 represents which layer of the Earth?

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mantle

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

Question 38

Number 1 represents which layer of the Earth?

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

Question 39

Number 3 represents which layer of the Earth?

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outer core

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inner core

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mantle

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crust

Question 40

What kind of energy causes movement of materials within the Earth?

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thermal

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kinetic

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potential

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nervous

Question 41

______ _____ causes the slow movement of Earth's plates.

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Thermal energy

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Nuclear energy

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Electrical energy

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Mechanical energy

Question 42

______ is when weathered materials are deposited (placed) in a new location.

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Deposition

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Echolocation

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Teletransport

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Beemeup

Question 43

Geological features in oceans (trenches and ridges) and continents are caused by _______ movement.

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plate

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dirt

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rock

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mud

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