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Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-ESS2-1 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere (the rock cycle)

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Question 1
What type of rock is pumice?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic
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Question 2
Granite has large crystals but basalt has tiny ones. Why?
- A. Granite contains fossils
- B. Granite is younger
- C. Basalt was crushed
- D. Granite cooled slowly underground; basalt cooled quickly at the surface
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Question 3
Which of these rocks is igneous?
- A. basalt
- B. quartzite
- C. mudstone
- D. marble
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Question 4
What type of rock is obsidian?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic
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Question 5
Marble forms from which rock?
- A. sandstone
- B. basalt
- C. granite
- D. limestone
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Question 6
Which of these rocks is sedimentary?
- A. basalt
- B. granite
- C. obsidian
- D. shale
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Question 7
What type of rock is gneiss?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic
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Question 8
Marble forms from which rock?
- A. basalt
- B. granite
- C. sandstone
- D. limestone
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Question 9
Which of these rocks is sedimentary?
- A. obsidian
- B. gneiss
- C. shale
- D. pumice
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Question 10
What type of rock is gneiss?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic
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Question 11
Pumice floats on water. Why?
- A. It is full of gas bubbles trapped when lava cooled quickly
- B. It is metamorphic
- C. It is made of wood
- D. It contains fossils
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Question 12
Which of these rocks is sedimentary?
- A. marble
- B. chalk
- C. granite
- D. slate
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Question 13
What type of rock is obsidian?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic
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Question 14
Pumice floats on water. Why?
- A. It contains fossils
- B. It is metamorphic
- C. It is full of gas bubbles trapped when lava cooled quickly
- D. It is made of wood
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Question 15
Which of these rocks is metamorphic?
- A. slate
- B. obsidian
- C. sandstone
- D. chalk
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Question 16
What type of rock is chalk?
- A. igneous
- B. sedimentary
- C. metamorphic

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Answer key: Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

1. A. igneous
2. D. Granite cooled slowly underground; basalt cooled quickly at the surface
3. A. basalt
4. A. igneous
5. D. limestone
6. D. shale
7. C. metamorphic
8. D. limestone
9. C. shale
10. C. metamorphic
11. A. It is full of gas bubbles trapped when lava cooled quickly
12. B. chalk
13. A. igneous
14. C. It is full of gas bubbles trapped when lava cooled quickly
15. A. slate
16. B. sedimentary