Igneous
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is molten rock trapped beneath Earth’s surface, while lava is molten rock that has erupted onto the surface.
In which of the three main rock families are you most likely to find ancient fossils?
Sedimentary
Besides extreme pressure, what is the other major force required to create a metamorphic rock?
Heat
What are the pure, naturally occurring, solid building blocks that make up all rocks?
Minerals
What is the name of the biggest bomb that the human race has ever made? Double points if you can guess what country detonated it.
Tsar Bomba, USSR (Russia)
This igneous rock cools so instantly on Earth's surface that zero crystals form, leaving it with a smooth, shiny, and glass-like appearance. What is it?
Extrusive Igneous Rock such as Obsidian
What is the term for the movement of broken rock pieces by wind, water, or ice?
Erosion
If a rock completely melts underground, it is no longer metamorphic. What type of rock does it become?
Igneous
Minerals must be inorganic, meaning they cannot come from what kinds of things?
Living things (or Organic things)
How many time cannonically has Goku won a solo fight againt Vegeta, the Prince of all Sayians?
BIG FAT 0
What category of igneous rock forms underground and cools very slowly?
Intrusive
What is the process called when wind or water slows down and drops sediment layers onto the ground?
Deposition
What term describes metamorphic rocks that have visible bands, stripes, or layered minerals?
Foliated
What mineral property is tested by scratching a mineral against a porcelain tile to see its powder color?
Streak
What is the name of the first and only animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Beauty and the Beast
Which lightweight, hole-filled volcanic rock has the unique ability to float on water?
Pumice
What step in sedimentary rock formation occurs when heavy upper layers squeeze lower sediments flat?
Compaction
What is the foliated, zebra-striped metamorphic rock whose original "parent rock" was granite?
Gneiss
What property is shown when a mineral breaks unevenly with rough, jagged, or curved edges?
Fracture
In Star Wars, what is the name of the crystal that is the power source of a lightsaber?
Kyber Crystal
What dark, fine-grained extrusive rock makes up most of Earth's ocean floor?
Basalt
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Which organic sedimentary rock is formed from the compacted, decayed remains of ancient swamp plants?
Coal
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What beautiful, non-foliated metamorphic rock is formed when limestone is baked?
Marble
What is the absolute hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND
Who has the NBA Record for most points scored in a single game?
DOUBLE points if you can correctly guess the number of points that were scored.
Wilt Chamberlain, 100 points