Science 8h:The Rock Cycle

Which of these uses is not a use of limestone
1. making plastics
2. making cement
3. making glass
4. building
People who study rocks are called
1. geologists
2. elementologists
3. biologists
4. physicists
People who study fossils are called
1. palaeontologists
2. biologists
3. chemists
4. physicists
Fossils are
1. the preserved shapes of plants and animals found in rocks
2. small pieces of rock
3. sediments
4. deposits
Igneous rocks are not made from
1. fossils
2. molten rock
3. magma
4. lava
How fast the magma cools will determine
1. the size of the crystals
2. the shape of the rock
3. how porous the rock is
4. the colour of the rock
Which of these apply to metamorphic rocks?
1. formed by extremes of heat and pressure from other rocks
2. form in layers from particles settling out in water
3. formed when molten substances cool
4. usually soft
Which of these apply to igneous rocks?
1. formed when molten substances cool
2. form in layers from particles settling out in water
3. usually soft
4. contain fossils
Which of these apply to sedimentary rocks?
1. form in layers from particles settling out in water
2. formed by extremes of heat and pressure from other rocks
3. formed when molten substances cool
4. usually very hard
Which of these rocks is not a sedimentary rock?
1. marble
2. limestone
3. sandstone
4. shale
Which of these rocks is not a metamorphic rock?
1. sandstone
2. quartzite
3. marble
4. slate
Which of these rocks is not an igneous rock?
1. shale
2. granite
3. basalt
4. gabbro
What do we measure the intensity of an earthquake with?
1. Seismometer
2. Richter Scale
3. Epicentre
4. Quakometer
Which of these words means how well a rock absorbs water
1. porosity
2. hardness
3. density
4. mass
Which of the following is not added when making cement
1. coal
2. limestone
3. clay
4. calcium sulphate
Which is the hardest mineral out of these four?
1. diamond
2. ruby
3. talc
4. apatite
One type of rock is particularly good for surfacing roads, is it
1. igneous
2. sedimentary
3. talc
4. metamorphic
Which of these processes does not apply to the formation of sedimentary rocks
1. cooling
2. cementation
3. deposition
4. transportation
The rock cycle is
1. A way of linking all the natural processes by which rocks are changed and formed
2. something Fred Flintstone might ride
3. the way rocks move from one place to another
4. a way of testing the hardness of rocks
Fossils are found in
1. Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks only
2. Sedimentary and igneous rocks only
3. Only igneous rocks
4. In all sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic
You are most likely to find fossils in
1. Sedimentary rock
2. Metamorphic rock
3. Igneous rock
4. Equally likely in all three types of rock
The composition of a certain type of rock
1. is never quite the same
2. is always the same
3. could be the same depending on the conditions it was formed under
4. Is only the same in sedimentary rocks
Which of these is not a type of weathering
1. erosion
2. physical
3. chemical
4. biological
Which of the following are not caused by erosion
1. mountains
2. arches
3. stacks
4. caves
An example of biological weathering is
1. tree roots breaking down rocks in a path
2. rocks breaking down through repeated heating and cooling
3. rocks breaking down through the action of acid in rain
4. caves forming by the action of waves
An example of physical weathering is
1. rocks breaking down through repeated heating and cooling
2. tree roots breaking down rocks in a path
3. rocks breaking down through the action of acid in rain
4. plants forcing small rocks out of a cliff face
An example of chemical weathering is
1. rocks breaking down through the action of acid in rain
2. rocks breaking down through repeated heating and cooling
3. caves forming by the action of waves
4. caves forming by the action of waves
Which of these apply to metamorphic rocks
1. formed by extremes of heat and pressure from other rocks
2. form in layers from particles settling out in water
3. formed when molten substances cool
4. usually soft
Which of these apply to igneous rocks
1. formed when molten substances cool
2. form in layers from particles settling out in water
3. usually soft
4. contain fossils
Which of these apply to sedimentary rocks
1. form in layers from particles settling out in water
2. formed by extremes of heat (not melting) and pressure from other rocks
3. formed when molten substances cool
4. usually very hard