AS Science Quiz on Rocks

What are the three types of naturally occuring rock called?

• Fossils, anthropic, cement

• Igneous, basalt, marble

• Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

• chalk, slate, brick

Which rock forms when sediments build up (usually under water) and over time get compressed?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Anthropic

• Metamorphic

What is the scientific name given to man made rock?

• Basalt

• Slate

• Anthropic

• Granite

What type of rock forms when either magma or lava cools down and turns from liquid to solid?

• Sedimentary

• Brick

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

What type of rock forms when existing rocks are changed by intense heat and/or pressure?

• Cement

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Brick

What country would you find this rock?

Do you recognise what this image is of?

What is this a picture of?

What is a Palaeontologist?

Which would be the best rock for a kitchen work top that wouldn't scratch?

• Granite

• Slate

• Chalk

• Limestone