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Virtual Rock ID

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Observe:  dull earthy colors, striation (layers)
What classification of rock?
a)
Igneous 
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
2.
Observe:  dull earthy colors, striation (layers)
What category of rock?
a)
clastic 
b)
organic
c)
chemical / crystalline
3.
Observe:  Alternating bands of color, looks striped.
What category of rock is it?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
4.
Observe:  Alternating bands of color, looks striped.
Is it foliated or non foliated?
a)
foliated
b)
nonfoliated
5.
Observe:  Alternating bands of color, looks striped.
Name the rock:
a)
gneiss
b)
granite
c)
shale
6.
What do you observe?
a)
large interlocking crystals
b)
stripes /folliation
c)
fossils
d)
vesicular texture (bubbles)
7.
What classification of rock is it?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
8.
What category is it?
a)
clastic
b)
organic
c)
chemical/crystalline
d)
intrusive
9.
What do you observe?
a)
large interlocking crystals
b)
stripes /folliation
c)
fossils
d)
vesicular texture (bubbles)
10.
What classification of rock is it?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
11.
What category is it?
a)
clastic
b)
intrusive
c)
chemical/crystalline
d)
organic 
12.
Can you name it?
a)
shale
b)
sandstone
c)
marble
d)
granite
13.
What to you observe about the rocks?
a)
swirly / folliated
b)
large interlocking crystals
c)
dull earthy colors
d)
fossils
14.
What classification of rock are these?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
15.
What category of rock?
a)
clastic
b)
extrusive
c)
organic
d)
chemical/crystalline
16.
Can you name the rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
conglomerate
c)
limestone
d)
breccia
17.
Can you name the rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
conglomerate
c)
limestone
d)
breccia
18.
What classification of rock is this?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
19.
What category of rock?
a)
clastic
b)
extrusive
c)
organic
d)
chemical/crystalline
20.
Can you name the rock?
a)
granite
b)
gneiss
c)
slate
d)
basalt
21.
What do you observe about the rock?
a)
swirly / folliated
b)
large interlocking crystals
c)
dull earthy colors
d)
vesicular texture (holes/ bubbles)
22.
What classification of rock is this?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
23.
What category of rock?
a)
intrusive
b)
folliated
c)
extrusive
d)
non-folliated
24.
Can you name the rock?
a)
granite
b)
marble
c)
limestone
d)
basalt
25.
What do you observe about the rock?
a)
swirly / folliated
b)
large interlocking crystals
c)
dull earthy colors
d)
vesicular texture (holes/ bubbles)
26.
What classification of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
27.
What category of rock?
a)
clastic
b)
extrusive
c)
organic
d)
chemical/crystalline
28.
Which layer is oldest?
a)
sand
b)
gravel
c)
clay
d)
limestone
29.
What is this law called?
a)
Law of cross cutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Law  of sines
d)
Law of gravity
30.
Which rock has traveled farther?
a)
A
b)
B
31.
Which sediment will be carried farthest by a river?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
gravel