Grade 4 Geography Rocks Quiz

Kai, Evelyn, and Arjun are on a fun journey exploring different parts of our planet. They find a rock that was made when hot, melted rock from inside the Earth cooled down and became hard. Can you tell them what kind of rock this is?

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

Mason, Daniel, and Sophia are playing in the backyard and they find some interesting rocks. They wonder how they can tell what kind of rocks they are. Can you help them?

• By how heavy they are and how hard they are

• By how old they are and where they were found

• By what color they are and how big they are

• By what they feel like and what they are made of

Imagine this! Rohan, Mia, and Benjamin are on a fun school trip to the Grand Canyon. They see layers of rock that look like a big, beautiful cake. Can you guess what type of rock they are looking at?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

• Igneous rock

Abigail, Jackson, and Emma are on a school trip to the Grand Canyon. They see lots of rocks stacked on top of each other like a big sandwich and wonder how they got there. Can you help them understand how the Grand Canyon's rock sandwich was made?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

Imagine this: Noah, Emma, and Aria are on a fun hike on a cool mountain. Suddenly, they find a strange rock that looks like it has changed because of a lot of heat and pressure deep inside the Earth. Can you guess what type of rock they have found?

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

Abigail, Daniel, and William are on a fun school trip to a nearby park. They find some interesting rocks and learn that there are two main types of a special kind of rock called metamorphic rocks. Can you help them remember the names of these two types?

• Igneous and sedimentary

• Foliated and non-foliated

• Granite and marble

• Volcanic and plutonic

Imagine Luna, Jackson, and Evelyn are on a fun trip, climbing a small hill near their house. They see the hill's shape changing over time. What could be causing these changes?

• A sudden volcanic eruption

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The slow process of erosion

• The gradual effect of weathering

Emma, Benjamin, and Michael are playing at the beach. They see sand and small stones moving around on the beach. Can you tell which natural force is making this happen?

• Volcanic eruption

• Erosion

• Evaporation

• Photosynthesis

Nora, Abigail, and Isla are on a fun treasure hunt in their backyard. They find five different types of rocks. Can you help them figure out what types of rocks these might be?

• Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and opals

• Quartz, granite, marble, limestone, and sandstone

• Silicates, carbonates, oxides, sulfates, and halides

• Gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum

James, Nora, and Avery are playing a game. They find a magic box that can only be opened by the hardest thing in the world, which can scratch anything else. What should they use to open the box?

• A Mountain

• A Desert

• A Diamond

• A River