ROCKS AND MINWERALS

1. What is formed when limestone undergoes several changes?

• MARBLE

• SLATE

• QUARTZITE

• SHALE

• PUMICE

2. 2.We get aluminium from ________ ore.

• CALAMINE

• HAEMATITE

• BAUXITE

• COPPER PYRITES

3._______ rocks are formed from pebbles, sand, mud or clay that get deposited in seas and oceans.

• METAMORPHIC

• SEDIMENTARY

• GYPSUM

• IGNEOUS

4. 4.Atomic power plants use _________ to produce nuclear energy.

• COAL

• URANIUM

• PETROLEUM

• DIESEL

5. 5.What processes change sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?

• COOLING AND HARDENING

• WEATHERING AND EROSION

• HEAT AND PRESSURE

• COMPACTING AND CEMENTING

6.Fossils can be found in _____ rocks.

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• METAMORPHIC

• QUARTZITE

7.Which is a precious metal used for making jewellery?

• ALUMINIUM

• IRON

• PLATINUM

• COPPER

8.______ is a dark coloured thick crude oil called black gold.

• PETROLEUM

• COAL

• SHALE

• URANIUM

8. 9.Name a mineral present in the sandstone.

• SILICA

• QUARTZITE

• MICA

• FELDSPAR

10.Mount Rushmore is made up of _____ rock.

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• METAMORPHIC

• MARBLE