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Identification of Rocks

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name

a)

Conglomerate

b)

Marble

c)

Limestone

2.

Rock Type

a)

Clastic Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

Non clastic sedimentary rock

3.

Texture

a)

Coarse-grained

b)

Fine-grained

c)

very fine-grained

4.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Metallic

c)

Vitreous

5.

Name

a)

Limestone

b)

Mudstone

c)

Marble

6.

Rock Type

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary Rock

7.

Texture

a)

Fine Grained

b)

Coarse Grained

c)

Very fine Grained

8.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Metallic

c)

Vitreous

9.

Name

a)

Granite

b)

Andesite

c)

Conglomerate

d)

Bauxite

10.

Rock Type

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary Rock

11.

Texture

a)

Fine grained

b)

Coarse grained

c)

Very-fine grained

12.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Glassy

c)

Vitreous

13.

Name

a)

Coal

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Basalt

d)

Granite

14.

Rock Type

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

15.

Texture

a)

Fine grained

b)

Coarse Grained

c)

Very fine grained

16.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Glassy

c)

Metallic

17.

Name

a)

Shale

b)

Bauxite

c)

Slate

d)

Andesite

18.

Rock type

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Non-clastic Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Clastic Sedimentary

19.

Lustre

a)

Glassy

b)

Dull

c)

Vitreous

20.

Texture

a)

Metallic

b)

Dull

c)

Glassy

21.

Name

a)

Mica schist

b)

Biotite Gneiss

c)

Augen Gneiss

d)

Quartzite

22.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non-clastic Sedimentary

23.

Texture

a)

Coarse Grained

b)

Fine Grained

c)

Very fine grained

24.

Mineralogy

a)

Biotite

b)

Feldspar

c)

hornblende

25.

Name

a)

Coal

b)

Serpentinite

c)

Gabbro

d)

Marble

26.

Rock Type

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Non-clastic Sedimentary

27.

Lustre

a)

Metallic

b)

Glassy

c)

Dull

d)

Vistreous

28.

Texture

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Very Fine

29.

Name

a)

Mudstone

b)

Sandstone

c)

Limestone

d)

Chert

30.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary

31.

Texture

a)

Coarse Grained

b)

Fine grained

c)

Very Fine Grained

32.

Lustre

a)

Metallic

b)

Dull

c)

Glassy

33.

Name

a)

Shale

b)

Marble

c)

Coal

d)

Mudstone

34.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary

35.

Texture

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Very fine

36.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Waxy

c)

Dull

d)

Metallic

37.

Name

a)

Andesite

b)

Phyllite

c)

Augen Gneiss

d)

Mica schist

38.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic sedimentary

39.

Texture

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Very fine

40.

Lustre

a)

Shiny

b)

Dull

c)

Vitreous

d)

Glassy

41.

Name

a)

Obsidian

b)

Dacite

c)

Andesite

d)

Pumice

42.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Non clastic sedimentary

d)

Clastic sedimentary

43.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Dull

c)

Glassy

d)

Metallic

44.

Fracture

a)

Conchoidal

b)

Sub concoidal

c)

Uneven

d)

Splintery

45.

Name

a)

Mica Schist

b)

Phyllite

c)

Biotite Granite

d)

Augen Gneiss

46.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Non clastic Sedimentary

d)

Clastic Sedimentary

47.

Texture

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Very Fine

48.

Hardness

a)

4-5

b)

1-2

c)

3-4

49.

Name

a)

Pumice

b)

Schist

c)

Gneiss

d)

Slate

50.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Non clastic sedimentary

d)

Clastic Sedimentary

51.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Metallic

c)

Vitreous

d)

Glassy

52.

Fracture

a)

Conchoidal

b)

Sub conchoidal

c)

Uneven

d)

Splintery

53.

Name

a)

Limestone

b)

Sandstone

c)

Bauxite

d)

Andesite

54.

Rock Type

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Non Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Clastic Sedimentary

55.

Texture

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Very fine

56.

Lustre

a)

Dull

b)

Glassy

c)

Silky

d)

Metallic

57.

Name

a)

Coal

b)

Serpentinite

c)

Conglomerate

d)

Granite

58.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Non clastic sedimentary

d)

Clastic Sedimentary

59.

Lustre

a)

Glassy

b)

Dull earthy

c)

Metallic

d)

Vitreous

60.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very fine

61.

Name

a)

Granite

b)

Shale

c)

Mudstone

d)

Slate

62.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary

63.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Dull

c)

Metallic

d)

Waxy

64.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very fine

65.

Name

a)

Shale

b)

Slate

c)

Coal

d)

Marble

66.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary

67.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very Fine

68.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Dull

c)

Metallic

d)

Waxy

69.

Name

a)

Quartzite

b)

Granite

c)

Conglomerate

d)

Basalt

70.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentery

d)

Non clastic sedimentary

71.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Dull

c)

Glassy

d)

Metallic

72.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very Fine

73.

Name

a)

Biotite Gneiss

b)

Garnett Mica Schist

c)

Limestone

d)

Augen Gneiss

74.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic Sedimentary

75.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very Fine

76.

Lustre

a)

Metallic

b)

Dull

c)

Shiny

d)

Resinous

77.

Name

a)

Basalt

b)

Serpentinite

c)

Gneiss Corundom

d)

Obsidian

78.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic sedimentary

79.

Lustre

a)

Glassy

b)

Vitreous

c)

Dull

d)

Metallic

80.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very Fine

81.

Name

a)

Chert

b)

Slate

c)

Granite

d)

Conglomerate

82.

Rock Type

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Clastic Sedimentary

d)

Non clastic sedimentary

83.

Texture

a)

Granular

b)

Coarse

c)

Fine

d)

Very Fine

84.

Lustre

a)

Vitreous

b)

Dull

c)

Metallic

d)

Resinous

85.

What's the difference between foliated and non-foliated rocks

a)

Non foliated have layered or banded minerals while foliated does not have

b)

Foliated have layered or banded minerals while non foliated does not have

86.

What's the mohs hardness scale of fingernail

a)

3

b)

2.5

c)

6.5

d)

4

87.

Which rock has mohs scale lower than fingernail

a)

Shale

b)

Coal

c)

Marble

d)

Slate

e)

Limestone

88.

What is conchoidal fracture

a)

being smooth with irregularly rounded corners

b)

materials break or fracture when they do not follow any natural planes of separation.

c)

The fracture-surface is flattish

d)

The fracture-surface is rough by reason of minute elevations and depressions

e)

breakage into elongated fragments like splinters of wood

89.

What is uneven fracture

a)

being smooth with irregularly rounded corners

b)

materials break or fracture when they do not follow any natural planes of separation.

c)

The fracture-surface is flattish

d)

The fracture-surface is rough by reason of minute elevations and depressions

e)

breakage into elongated fragments like splinters of wood

90.

What lustre is this?

a)

Metallic

b)

Resinous

c)

Dull

d)

Waxy

91.

What lustre is this?

a)

Metallic

b)

Resinous

c)

Vitreous

d)

Waxy

92.

What lustre is this

a)

Dull

b)

Resinous

c)

Waxy

d)

Vitreous

93.

What lustre is this?

a)

Dull

b)

Resinous

c)

Waxy

d)

Vitreous