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Grade 10 Rocks
Where are igneous rocks derived from?
  1. Other rocks.
  2. Molten material(magma or lava).
  3. Pre-existing rocks, fossils, and tiny pieces of animal remains.
  4. Layered rocks.
Grade 10 Rocks
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
  1. Molten material from volcanos cools down and solidifies.
  2. Sediments are accumulated deposited, and cemented at the bottom of the water bodies.
  3. The slow cooling of minerals underneath the Earth.
  4. Pre-existing rocks go through chemical and physical changes due to heat and pressure.
Grade 10 Rocks
Which of the following best classifies the rock below?
Rock - Igneous - Scoria
  1. felsic
  2. clastic
  3. plutonic
  4. vesicular
Grade 10 Rocks
Which rock would be most likely to contain a fossil?
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. volcanic
  4. metamorphic
  5. topsoil
Grade 10 Rocks
Which of the following best describes the rock below?
Rock - Igneous - Granite
  1. mafic and extrusive
  2. felsic and extrusive
  3. mafic and plutonic
  4. felsic and plutonic
Grade 10 Rocks
The sediments in the rock sample shown are best described as                     .
Rock - Sedimentary - Conglomerate
  1. angular and sorted
  2. rounded and sorted
  3. angular and unsorted
  4. rounded and unsorted
Grade 10 Rocks
Which of the following best describes the rock below?
Rock - Metamorphic - Marble
  1. clastic and foliated
  2. crystalline and foliated
  3. clastic and nonfoliated
  4. crystalline and nonfoliated
Grade 10 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock shown?
  1. Sedimentary
  2. Igneous
  3. Metamorphic
Grade 10 Rocks
How does sediment accumulation vary with age of the oceanic crust?
  1. Older crust has more sediment.
  2. Younger crust has more sediment.
  3. Sediment does not vary with crust age.
  4. None of the above are correct.
Grade 10 Rocks
What type of pluton is M as seen in the diagram below?
Geologic Cross Section 2
  1. sill
  2. dike
  3. laccolith
  4. batholith
Grade 10 Rocks
What type of pluton is F as seen in the diagram below?
Geologic Cross Section 1
  1. sill
  2. dike
  3. laccolith
  4. batholith
Grade 10 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock?
Rock - Igneous - Obsidian
  1. mafic, glassy, volcanic
  2. felsic, glassy, plutonic
  3. mafic, vesicular, volcanic
  4. felsic, vesicular, plutonic
Grade 10 Rocks
Marcelo needs to identify the rock shown.
Rock - Metamorphic - Quartzite
Which two properties should Marcelo examine to help him identify the rock?
  1. size and density
  2. density and texture
  3. color and composition
  4. texture and composition
Grade 10 Rocks
Which best describes the rock?
Rock - Sedimentary - Sandstone
  1. clastic
  2. glassy
  3. foliated
  4. vesicular
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