Rock Cycle
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
A) when heat or pressure change older rocks.
B) when a meteor hits the earth.
C) when water levels fall.
D) when caterpillars turn into butterflies.
A) when heat or pressure change older rocks.
What two rocks mentioned in the passage contain no minerals?
A) Silicon Oxide and Orichalcum
B) Vibranium and Adamantium
C) Limestone and Basalt.
D) Coal and Obsidian.
D) Coal and Obsidian.
What is the difference between Lava and Magma?
A) Lava is lighter and magma is heavier.
B) Magma is made of silicates and Lava is made of carbonates.
C) magma does not reach Earth’s surface, while Lava does.
D) Lava and magma are literally the same thing.
C) magma does not reach Earth’s surface, while Lava does.
What is a quality of lava that is high in silica?
A) It leaves a slimy viscous trail.
B) Violent volcanic eruptions and resistance to flowing.
C) It crumbles away and turns into quartz.
D) It reflects 100% of all sunlight.
B) Violent volcanic eruptions and resistance to flowing.
How many lucky pigs do you need to pass a test?
A) 108
B) 3,8,9
C) 7777
D) One. Just one.
D) One. Just one.
How is coal different from other rocks?
A) It is formed when oil crystallises.
B) It has 50 unique minerals.
C) It doesn't have any colour.
D) it is not comprised of minerals.
D) it is not comprised of minerals.
How do igneous rocks form?
A) when you ignore sedimentary rocks long enough.
B) When the last rays of Autumn hit a specific spot in the Misty Mountains.
C) When molten rock cools and becomes solid.
D) When 10,000 people jump off of chairs causing extensive volcanic eruptions on the other side of the world.
C) When molten rock cools and becomes solid.
What is a quality of lava that is low in silica content?
A) It creates majestic towers by itself.
B) It spreads out in thin sheets over great distances.
C) It can be drunk, if you are careful.
D) It implodes without getting hot.
B) It spreads out in thin sheets over great distances.
How are instrusive igneous rocks formed?
A) When magma cools within the Earth.
B) When people break into a geology lab.
C) They are crystals formed as a reaction to baking soda and vineger.
D) The oxidising effect of ferrous materials.
A) When magma cools within the Earth.
Give an example of a man-made structure made of stone.
A) Cave.
B) Mountain.
C) Statue.
D) This isn't funny. What is going on here?
C) Statue.
Where are sedimentary rocks most commonly found?
A) On asteroids.
B) In the Mantle.
C) On the Earth’s surface.
D) Mostly in cities.
C) On the Earth’s surface.
What makes up the space between the surface and the core?
A) Underground seas.
B) Solid and molten rock.
C) Plastics.
D) Plasma.
B) Solid and molten rock.
How does extrusive igneous rock form?
A) from the lava that flows out of a volcano or crack.
B) from rocks warms by the sun for a week straight.
C) from people striking the earth with hammers in sequence.
D) from intrusive igneous rocks that reach the surface.
A) from the lava that flows out of a volcano or crack.
Why do intrusive igneous rocks tend to be long-lasting landforms?
A) They aren't popular, so they have to remain landforms for a long time.
B) The minerals they are formed from are extraterrestrial in nature and are inert in interaction with Earth-based materials.
C) They don't have a physical form, which prevents them from being degraded by erosion.
D) They tend to be harder than other surrounding rocks.
D) They tend to be harder than other surrounding rocks.
Wasn't the question in 200 weird?
A) Yes.
A) Yes.
The students will remember this.
What is one of the main substances that make up limestone?
A) Cooled Lava.
B) The calcite found in seashells and other remains of sealife.
C) Diamond dust.
D) Spiders from Mars.
B) The calcite found in seashells and other remains of sealife.
95% of the rocks that make the Earth's crust fall into which categories?
A) igneous and metamorphic.
B) igneous and sedimentary.
C) just igneous.
D) Astromorphic and astrolitic.
A) igneous and metamorphic.
What can we conclude from an igneous rock that is light in colour?
A) It has been left in the sun too long.
B) It has an uneven crystal structure.
C) It is not actually an igneous rock.
D) It has high levels of silica.
D) It has high levels of silica.
A) Cinder Cone Volcano.
B) Caldera Volcano.
C) Penne Alfredo Volcano.
D) Shield Volcano.
D) Shield Volcano.
I guess the theme is star based, huh?
A) Yep.
B) Yes.
C) Uh-huh.
D) What are you talking about!? (Yes.)
D) What are you talking about!? (Yes.)
Why are sedimentary rocks more commonly found on the surface.
A) the process that forms them occurs on the surface.
B) They are shot out of volcanos.
C) They only arrive on Earth from Space.
D) Sedimentary Rocks are not found commonly on the surface.
A) the process that forms them occurs on the surface.
How long does it take for rocks to experience significant change?
A) Two to three minutes.
B) Weeks to months.
C) 10 decades.
D) Thousands to millions of years.
D) Thousands to millions of years.
What determines the texture of an igneous rock?
A) The rate which the earth was spinning when it was created.
B) The pressure deep in the Earth.
C) the speed in which magma or lava is cooled.
D) Number of covalent bonds in its molecules.
C) the speed in which magma or lava is cooled.
Which type of igneous rock has large crystal structures?
A) Intrusive Igneous Rock
B) Extrusive Igneous Rock
C) The rate at which the rock cooled.
D) Silica content.
A) Intrusive Igneous Rock
What's the dumbest question you have ever heard?
A) The one about force making rocks reach the surface.
B) The one about woodchucks.
C) 1+1
D) "Are you hungry?"
A) The one about force making rocks reach the surface.