Geology revision quiz multichoice

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10 multiple choice questions
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Question 1

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Rocks made from cooling magma or lava are called?
Answer
  • sedimentary rocks
  • metamorphic rocks
  • igneous rocks

Question 2

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How are Metamorphic rocks formed?
Answer
  • By the deposition, compaction and cementation of sediment
  • By the cooling of magma and lava
  • By changing other rocks using intense heat and pressure

Question 3

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How are Sedimentary rocks formed?
Answer
  • By heating and cooling lava and magma.
  • By the deposition, compaction and cemmentation of sediment
  • By using heat and pressure to change other rocks.

Question 4

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What is an extrusive igneous rock?
Answer
  • A rock made from cooling lava over ground.
  • A rock made from cooling magma under ground
  • A rock made from heating lava under water.

Question 5

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What is a fossil?
Answer
  • A dead animal buried underground.
  • The ingredient to make old rocks.
  • the preserved remains or imprint of an organism that was once alive.

Question 6

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which type of rock never has fossils in it?
Answer
  • Igneous
  • Sedimentary
  • Metamorphic

Question 7

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What does EIS stands for?
Answer
  • Emergency Instruction Statement
  • Environmental Impact Statement
  • Environmental Instability Survey

Question 8

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What are the three types of weathering?
Answer
  • Physical, biological and chemical
  • Physical, scientific and permanent
  • Temporary, permanent and chemical

Question 9

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Name the Igneous rock that can float on water?
Answer
  • granite
  • pumice
  • Basalt

Question 10

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Quartzite is a metamorphic rock made from?
Answer
  • Limestone
  • Shale
  • Sandstone
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