Sedimentary Rocks Classification Quiz

Sedimentary Rocks Classification Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Evelyn Hayes

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key challenge in classifying sedimentary rocks?

There is only one classification scheme.

All rocks are identical.

Sedimentary rocks are not found on Earth.

Multiple terminologies exist for the same rock types.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What defines a clastic rock?

It consists of grains from weathered and eroded pre-existing rocks.

It is formed from volcanic activity.

It forms through chemical reactions in water.

It is made entirely of organic material.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a type of clast found in carbonate rocks?

Evaporite

Amber

Bioclasts

Volcanic ash

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary composition of terrigenous rocks?

Volcanic glass

Silica in the form of silicate minerals

Carbonate minerals

Organic material

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of sedimentary rocks by volume do terrigenous rocks account for?

10-15%

50-60%

80-85%

90-95%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is another name for volcanic clastic rocks?

Biochemical rocks

Pyroclastic rocks

Carbonate rocks

Terrigenous rocks

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of sedimentary rock forms in the presence of life?

Evaporite

Chert

Coal

Ironstone

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