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Rock Star Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What rock forms from volcanic ash?

a)

Tuffin

b)

Tuff

c)

Limestone

d)

Stone

2.

Lava is?

a)

Magma

b)

Molten rock under ground

c)

Molten rock which has erupted to the surface

d)

Hot Liquid

3.

Why do rock names end in -ite

a)

It comes from Lithos, a suffix

b)

It comes from currite a latin word

c)

it comes from rittite, a Spanish word

4.

How do you discipline a rock?

a)

You hit rock bottom

b)

You put it in a time out chair

c)

Stern talking to.

d)

Take away privileges for a week.

5.

What can limestone metamorphosize into?

a)

Marble

b)

Tuff

c)

Obsidian

d)

Granite

6.

What did the geologist say when he was in a pickle?

a)

What a corundum!

b)

I'm between a rock and a hard place!

7.

How many different types of igneous rocks are there?

a)

701

b)

650

c)

500

d)

700

8.

Which word does igneous come from?

a)

ignis

b)

igniius

c)

ignus

d)

fire

9.

What is the last step of sedimentary rock formation?

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

10.

What did the geologist say to the geology student?

a)

Don't expect perfection from geologists, they all have their faults!

b)

Follow your dreams!

c)

Dream big!

d)

Don't get stuck between a rock and a hard place.

11.

Some granite in Australia is?

a)

4 billion years old

b)

4 million years old

c)

5 billion years old

d)

100,000 years old

12.

Quartzite is metamorphosed what?

a)

Diamond

b)

Granite

c)

Obsidian

d)

Sandstone