Quiz about Classification of Rocks

Question 1

Priscilla is classifying rocks in her collection.  She knows that limestone often contains fossils.  In which category of rock should she classify these rocks?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Granite

Answer

Metamorphic

Question 2

Logan is examining a piece of limestone with a hand lens.  He knows that sedimentary rock has many properties.  Which is a property of sedimentary rock?

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It is made of many layers.

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It contains no minerals.

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It is made from magma or cooled lava.

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It is made from the bacteria of live and dead plants.

Question 3

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 4

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 5

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 6

Which of the words below describe broken up rock?

Accepted Answer

sediments

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stalactites

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magmas

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metamorphs

Question 7

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

Answer

Metamorphic

Question 8

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 9

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 10

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

Accepted Answer

Igneous Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 11

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

Question 12

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Mineral

Question 13

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 14

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Sedimentar

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Igneous

Question 15

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 16

The three groups of rocks are classified by

Accepted Answer

How they form

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Color

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Grain size

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Chemical Composition

Question 17

Fossils are only found in

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary rocks

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Foliated Metamorphic rocks

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Igneous Rocks

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Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Question 18

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

Accepted Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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fossils

Question 19

A never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another.

Accepted Answer

rock cycle

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weathering and erosion

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heat and pressure

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pressing and cementing

Question 20

1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?

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it will become a metamorphic rock

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it will melt into lava

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it will weather and erode

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it will become a sedimentary

Question 21

Metamorphic rocks form from ___.

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all types of rocks

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igneous rocks

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other metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

Question 22

How do metamorphic rocks form?

Accepted Answer

Heat and Pressure

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Compaction & Cementation

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Cooling of Magma

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Sediments & Glue

Question 23

Morph means what?

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change

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alter

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switch

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rearrange

Question 24

The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it

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True

Answer

False

Question 25

True / False: Metamorphic rocks can be metamorphosed more than once.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 26

A ______ is made up of more than one mineral.

Accepted Answer

rock

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mineral

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rocket

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diamond

Question 27

Crystallization is the process by which _______ cools and hardens.

Accepted Answer

magma

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lava

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rock

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mineral

Question 28

Limestone, conglomerate, shale, and sandstone are types of this rock.

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

Question 29

Granite, pumice, basalt, and obsidian are types of this rock.

Accepted Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 30

Slate, gneiss, and marble are types of this rock.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

Question 31

Some rocks are made of _______________ that have been pressed and cemented together.

Accepted Answer

sediments

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magma

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pressure

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heat

Question 32

Melted material that creates an igneous rock is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

magma/lava

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heat

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properties

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minerals

Question 33

_______________ rocks are usually made of sediments and form in layers near water.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

Question 34

Rock that is formed deep inside the earth and changed by heat and pressure is called ________________ rock.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

Question 35

Pressed minerals make rows or bands in this type of rock.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

Question 36

The remains of plants or animals are found inside this type of rock.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Answer

igneous

Answer

metamorphic

Question 37

Rock that was once hot magma is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 38

What process is occurring at point A on the diagram of the rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

Heat and Pressure

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Cooling

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Weathering and Erosion

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Cementation and Compaction

Question 39

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

Question 40

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

Accepted Answer

How they form

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Their color and shapes

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Mineral bands

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Where they form

Question 41

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Sedimentar

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Igneous

Question 42

A mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

Accepted Answer

All of the following characteristics

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Definite chemical composition

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Crystalline Structure

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Naturally occurring

Question 43

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

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A

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F

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E

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B

Question 44

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found

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Near the bottom of the rock layers

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At the top of the rock layers

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In the middle of the rock layers

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Somewhat near the surface

Question 45

What can be found in a sedimentary rock?

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all of these choices

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rock fragments and sand

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minerals and shell

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fossils

Question 46

A mineral is always INORGANIC.

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True

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False

Question 47

Rock types can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

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False

Answer

True

Question 48

What process is occurring at point B on the diagram of the rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

Compaction and cementation

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Melting and cooling

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Heat and pressure

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Weathering and Erosion

Question 49

Which is NOT a property of rocks and

minerals that can be discovered by

looking at them?

Accepted Answer

weight

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texture

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color

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luster

Question 50

How are elements, rocks, and minerals

related?

Accepted Answer

Rocks are made of minerals, and

minerals are made of elements.

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Minerals are made of elements and

elements are made of rocks.

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Elements are made of rocks and rocks

are made of minerals.

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Minerals are made of rocks, and rocks

are made of elements.

Question 51

Metamorphic rock is formed by

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

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compacting and cementing

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melting and cooling

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erosion and weathering

Question 52

Two minerals are the same hardness, color, and

luster. What other test can students do to help

identify the minerals?

Accepted Answer

They can rub the minerals on something hard to

see what color streak they leave.

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They can shine light on the minerals to see how

much light they reflect.

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They can rub the minerals together to see if one

will scratch the other.

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They can drop the minerals to see how quickly

they break.

Question 53

What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma?

Accepted Answer

igneous rock

Answer

sedimentary rock

Answer

metamorphic rock

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clastic rock

Question 54

What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Question 55

What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Igneous

Answer

Metamorphic

Question 56

How would you describe this texture?

Accepted Answer

Compacted Sediments

Answer

Glassy

Answer

Foliation

Answer

Fossils

Question 57

What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Question 58

How must this rock have formed?

Accepted Answer

cooled slowly, below earth's surface

Answer

cooled quickly, at earth's surface

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cooled slowly, at earth's surface

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cooled quickly, below earth's surface

Question 59

What kind of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Igneous - Intrusive

Answer

Igneous - Extrusive

Question 60

What kind of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Old Cake

Answer

Sedimentary

Question 61

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

Answer

Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

Answer

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

Answer

Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 62

The series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.

Accepted Answer

Rock Cycle

Answer

Metamorphic Rock

Answer

Sedimentary Rock

Answer

Igneous Rock

Question 63

What process is used to form igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

Lava or magma cools and hardens to form a rock.

Answer

Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rocks from compaction.

Answer

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

Answer

Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 64

What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

Answer

Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

Answer

Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.

Classification of Rocks

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