Quiz Questions Over Rocks And Minerals
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This quiz will cover different characteristics of rocks and minerals. Geologists identify rocks and minerals using a variety of properties. This quiz will be using multiple choice questions.
- 1.What are the names of the 3 types of rocks?
- A.
Pebbles, boulders, mountains
- B.
Sand, gravel, clay
- C.
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
- D.
Diamonds, rubies, pearls
- E.
None of the above
- 2.What is the molten liquid rock called inside of a volcano?
- A.
Lava
- B.
Magma
- C.
Ash
- D.
Igneous
- E.
None of the above
- 3.What are the names of the layers of the earth?
- A.
Crust, mantel, outer core, inner core
- B.
Hot, hotter, hottest
- C.
Sand, gravel, iron, nickel
- D.
Land, water, air, atmosphere, landforms
- E.
None of he above
- 4.The rock cycle is where
- A.
The earth moves in circles to move rocks from inside the earth to outside the crust
- B.
The water is pushed up from the inside the earth
- C.
Rocks ride a bicycle
- D.
Rocks have heat, pressure, or both placed on them and rocks change
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Which rock type has fossils inbedded inside?
- A.
Igneous
- B.
Sedimentary
- C.
Metamorphic
- D.
Boulders
- E.
All of the above
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