NUNA 10 – Geology Quiz – The Earth and its Rocks and Minerals
1. True or False: The inner core is solid.
a. True
b. False
2. How thick is the earth’s crust?
a. 1 km thick
b. 8-64 km thick
c. 105-186 km thick
d. 2800-3000 km thick
3. Which two elements are found in both the inner and outer core of
the earth?
a. Gold and mercury
b. Lithium and Silicon
c. Copper and Zinc
d. Nickel and Iron
4. A naturally occurring solid that is made up of one type of chemical
compound only is called a _____________.
a. Crust
b. Crystal
c. Mineral
d. Rock
5. True or false: Rocks can include stuff that used to be alive.
a. True
b. False
6. A ______________ is made up of two or more minerals.
a. Crystal
b. Quartz
c. Rock
d. Streak
7. Rocks that are formed from melted or liquid material are
____________ rocks.
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
8. A rock with large crystals cooled ______________.
a. Quickly
b. Slowly
9. A rock with small crystals cooled ________________.
a. Deep underground (Intrusive)
b. On the earth’s surface (Extrusive)
10. Hot melted rock below the surface of the earth is called
___________.
a. Lava
b. Magma
c. Metamorphic
d. Corona
11. A type of rock that cooled so fast that it does not have any crystals
is _____________.
a. Granite
b. Obsidian
c. Quartz
d. Basalt
12. A type of rock that is formed from fragments of rocks that have
hardened together by pressure and cementing is _______________.
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
13. A type of rock that is changed by heat and/or pressure is called a
________________ rock.
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
14. Which of the following types of sediments has the largest size?
a. Clay
b. Pebbles
c. Sand
d. Silt
15. Wind, glaciers and moving water are all ways that _____________.
a. Change the crystal size in igneous rocks
b. Move rock fragments of different sizes to places where
sedimentary rocks are formed
c. Create heat and pressure to metamorphose existing rocks.
16. When dissolved minerals in water help glue rock fragments together,
it is called _______________.
a. Curing
b. Cementing
c. Metamorphosis
d. Sedimentation
17. Gneiss (pronounced “nice”) is an example of _________________.
a. An igneous rock
b. A sedimentary rock
c. A metamorphic rock
d. A mineral
18. True or False: Sedimentary rocks can be formed from fragments of
other sedimentary rocks.
a. True
b. False
19. True or False: Igneous rocks can be formed from other rocks
without melting.
a. True
b. False
20. True or False: Sandstone is harder than quartzite.
a. True
b. False
21. Label the layers of the earth. (4)
22. Label the missing parts of the Rock Cycle. (4)
Igneous (from lava – above ground)
Igneous (from magma – underground)
Sedimentary
Metamorphic