Q.1
The timescale of the rock cycle is:
  • months
  • decades
  • millenia (a millenium is one thousand years)
  • millions of years
Q.2
At which type of plate boundaries are you most likely to find igneous rocks forming?
  • Conservative and destructive
  • Destructive and constructive
  • Constructive and conservative
  • They will form at all three types of plate boundary
Q.3
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
  • Igneous rocks are made from grains of other rocks that have been cemented together
  • Sedimentary rocks normally form in layers
  • Both metamorphic and sedimentary rocks can contain visible layers
  • Igneous and metamorphic rocks often contain crystals
Q.4
Which of the following is the correct sequence that describes the formation of a sedimentary rock?
  • Suspension, deposition, compaction, cementation
  • Sedimentation, deposition, cementation, compaction
  • Suspension, compaction, cementation, deposition
  • Deposition, cementation, sedimentation, suspension
Q.5
Which rock type is formed by high pressures and temperatures?
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
  • All three
Q.6
Which type of rock is made from molten magma that has cooled down and solidified?
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
  • All three
Q.7
Which of the following is NOT a type of weathering?
  • Saltation
  • Solution
  • Freeze-thaw
  • Exfoliation
Q.8
Which word describes an ingneous rock that is formed deep within the crust of the Earth?
  • Extrusive
  • Intrusive
  • Extra-terrestrial
  • Intra-terrestrial
Q.9
In a sequence of sedimentary rock layers, where would you find the most recently formed rock?
  • It would be the lowest layer
  • It would be the middle layer
  • It would be the topmost layer
  • It is impossible to tell without carbon dating the rocks
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