Rock Transformations Quiz

What is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt made of now?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Magma

How old is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt?

• 3.8 billion years

• 5 billion years

• 2.7 billion years

• 4.3 billion years

What causes subduction to take place?

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

• Plate movement

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and hardening of liquid magma?

• Magma

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

What causes mountains to form as they are uplifted?

• Plate movement

• Earthquake

• Subduction

• Volcanic eruption

What type of rock is formed through the compaction and cementation of sediment?

• Magma

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

What process transforms rock without melting it?

• Erosion

• Subduction

• Volcanic eruption

• Metamorphic processes

What caused the last rock transformation of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt?

• Subduction

• Volcanic eruption

• Erosion

• Plate movement

What caused the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt to be finally exposed?

• Plate movement

• Volcanic eruption

• Subduction

• Erosion

What type of rock is formed when a rock formation is exposed to heat or pressure deep underground?

• Sedimentary rock

• Magma

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock