1st Year Rocks Quiz

Which type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma?

• Organic

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Which of these is an example of an Igneous rock?

• Sandstone

• Marble

• Granite

• Quartz

What rock can be found at The Giant's Causeway?

• Granite

• Marble

• Basalt

• Sandstone

What are sediments?

• Small particles of broken-off rock

• Minerals found in Rock

• Small crystals found in Igneous rock

Basalt is an extrusive Igneous rock

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of a use of Granite?

• Roads

• Counter tops

• Foundations

• Roof slates

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• Sediments are compacted together

• Magma/lava cools

• They grow on trees

• Rocks are changed under great heat and/or pressure

Basalt is best described by which of these options?

• Cools slowly and contains large crystals

• Cools slowly and contains small crystals

• Cools quickly and contains small crystals

• Cools quickly and contains large crystals

Rocks sediments get broken off due to...

• Weathering and Erosion

• Humans throwing the rocks

• Animals eating the rocks

• Rocks falling from a height

Sedimentary rocks are formed when...

• Rocks are changed under great heat/pressure

• Layers of sediments are compacted

• Magma/lava cools and solidifies