Q.1
Where do metamorphic rocks form?
  • Under mountain ranges
  • On the beds of seas and lakes
  • At the sea shore
  • In volcanic craters at the surface of the Earth
Q.2
Magma is ...
  • solid rock
  • liquid rock
  • gaseous rock
  • a mixture of all three rock types
Q.3
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
  • By melting other rocks
  • By heating and compressing other rocks
  • By cooling other rocks
  • By dissolving other rocks
Q.4
Which of the following describes weathering?
  • The breaking down of rocks where they are found
  • The breaking down of rocks during transport
  • Rain falling on a piece of rock
  • A rock dissolving in acid
Q.5
Rocks that are made from small particles formed by weathering and erosion are ...
  • igneous rocks
  • sedimentary rocks
  • metamorphic rocks
  • mud
Q.6
Rocks that are formed from lava are called ...
  • intrusive igneous rocks
  • extrusive igneous rocks
  • magma
  • metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
Q.7
Which type of rock can become an igneous rock?
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
  • Any
Q.8
Sedimentary rocks are formed ...
  • in volcanoes
  • deep under mountain ranges
  • on the sea bed
  • on the side of a mountain
Q.9
Which of the following is a property of a metamorphic rock?
  • Porous
  • Soft and easily eroded
  • Formed because of enormously high temperature and pressure
  • Made by the action of flowing water
Q.10
Which of the following statements about the rock cycle is not true?
  • All rocks can undergo weathering and erosion to form sedimentary rocks
  • Igneous rocks are formed when other rocks are melted and then solidified
  • Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure
  • Metamorphic rocks are the end product of the rock cycle
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