Libby's Science Quiz

How is a sedimentary rock formed?

• Formed when lava from a volcano cools down.

• Sand, mud and dead animals settle on the sea floor.

• With intense heat or pressure.

How is a igneous rock formed?

• Formed when lava from a volcano cools down.

• Sand, mud and dead animals settle on the sea floor.

• With intense heat or pressure.

How is a metamorphic rock formed?

• Formed when lava from a volcano cools down.

• Sand, mud and dead animals settle on the sea floor.

• With intense heat or pressure.

Which type of rock is made of fossils?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

What is the Earth's solid rock or rigid outer layer also known as the crust?

• Rocks

• Hemisphere

• Geosphere

• Sedimentary

What is the process of breaking down rocks and solids?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The type of weathering when minerals that make up the rock are changed. This can change its shape or color.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

The type of weathering that occurs from the actions of living things.

• Biological weathering
• chemical weathering

• Organic weathering
• Physical Weathering

What is a solid made up of a mixture of minerals that are pressed tightly together?

• Rock

• Crust

• Batter

A ____________ is what a rock looks like.

• Property

• Geology

• Geologist

• Chalk