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6. An example of a sedimentary rock is what?

  • Marble, slate or schist
  • Limestone, chalk or sandstone
  • Granite or Basalt
  • Any rock

7. Sediment is what?

  • People faeces
  • Food
  • Rock fragments or dead matter
  • Grass

8. Sedimentary rocks are formed from what?

  • Sediment
  • Magma
  • Heat
  • Air

9. Where are igneous rocks often formed?

  • Forests
  • Antartica
  • Volcanoes
  • Deserts

10. How long does sedimentary rock take to form?

  • A day
  • Millions of years
  • One hundred days
  • Thousands of years

11. Metamorphic rocks will definitely not have tiny crystals in them

  • False, they may have tiny crystals in them
  • True, the don't have tiny crystals in them
  • False, they definitely will have crystals in them
  • False, they have large crystals in them

12. If an igneous rock contains a large crystal that means what?

  • The rock is big
  • The rock has cooled slowly
  • The rock is still cooling
  • The rock has cooled quickly

13. What do intrusive igneous rocks do?

  • Cool slowly under ground but never get exposed
  • Cool slowly under ground and eventually get exposed when rocks above them wear away
  • Cool slowly above ground
  • Cool quickly under ground and eventually get exposed when rocks above wear away

14. How are the layers in sedimentary rock cemented together?

  • By people pushing
  • By wind
  • By other minerals
  • By water

15. Are the more than one type of rock?

  • Maybe
  • Yes
  • No clue
  • No

16. Metamorphic rocks are a result of what?

  • Man - made machinery
  • Heat
  • Water
  • Air