KS3 Science-Chemistry Quiz on "THE ROCK CYCLE" (based on QCA 8H)

Which part of the diagram corresponds to where sedimentary rocks are most likely to form? [8h-1]
1. part [ e ]
2. part [ l ]
3. part [ k ]
4. part [ g ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where sedimentation is most likely to take place? [8h-2]
1. part [ e ]
2. part [ h ]
3. part [ k ]
4. part [ g ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where transportation of eroded rock material is most likely to take place? [8h-3]
1. part [ k ]
2. part [ e ]
3. part [ f ]
4. part [ l ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where igneous rocks with small crystals are most likely to be formed? [8h-4]
1. part [ m ]
2. part [ e ]
3. part [ l ]
4. part [ k ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where metamorphic rocks are most likely to be formed? [8h-5]
1. part [ m ]
2. part [ h ]
3. part [ f ]
4. part [ k ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where weathering and erosion are most likely to take place? [8h-6]
1. part [ m ]
2. part [ g ]
3. part [ h ]
4. part [ k ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a source of magma? [8h-7]
1. part [ m ]
2. part [ e ]
3. part [ n ]
4. part [ h ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to where igneous rocks with large crystals will form? [8h-8]
1. part [ m ]
2. part [ e ]
3. part [ g ]
4. part [ l ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where the igneous rock basalt might form? [8h-9]
1. part [ k ]
2. part [ e ]
3. part [ n ]
4. part [ l ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where the igneous rock granite might form? [8h-10]
1. part [ k ]
2. part [ l ]
3. part [ e ]
4. part [ h ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where sandstone might form? [8h-11]
1. part [ k ]
2. part [ l ]
3. part [ e ]
4. part [ h ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where marble might form? [8h-12]
1. part [ k ]
2. part [ f ]
3. part [ h ]
4. part [ m ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where limestone might form? [8h-13]
1. part [ e ]
2. part [ f ]
3. part [ k ]
4. part [ m ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where the metamorphic rock slate might form? [8h-14]
1. part [ h ]
2. part [ m ]
3. part [ f ]
4. part [ g ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where fossil formation might start? [8h-15]
1. part [ l ]
2. part [ m ]
3. part [ h ]
4. part [ g ]
Which part of the diagram corresponds to a where fossils are most likely to be destroyed? [8h-16]
1. part [ l ]
2. part [ k ]
3. part [ h ]
4. part [ n ]
Which sequence most closely describes process E? [8h-17]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. weathering, erosion, burial, melting, cooling
Which sequence most closely describes process F? [8h-18]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. weathering, erosion, burial, heating, cooling
Which sequences most closely describes process G? [8h-19]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. burial, pressure, heating, cooling
Which sequence most closely describes process J? [8h-20]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. burial, pressure, cooling, recrystallisation
Which sequence most closely describes process H? [8h-21]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. burial, pressure, cementation, recrystallisation
Which sequence most closely describes process K? [8h-22]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
4. burial, pressure, cementation, recrystallisation
Which sequence most closely describes the process of forming sandstone? [8h-23]
1. burial, melting, cooling
2. may involve burial first, heat and/or pressure, recrystallisation without melting
3. burial, pressure, cementation, recrystallisation
4. weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, burial, pressure, cementation
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-24]
1. not usually porous
2. never contain fossils
3. consist of layers called magma
4. grains are glued together by salt residues
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-25]
1. usually porous
2. never contain fossils
3. consist of layers called magma
4. grains are glued together with water
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-26]
1. usually non-porous
2. often contain fossils
3. consist of layers called magma
4. grains are glued together with water
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-27]
1. usually non-porous
2. never contain fossils
3. consist of layers called strata
4. grains are glued together with water
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-28]
1. usually non-porous
2. never contain fossils
3. consist of layers called magma
4. usually consist of large grains
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-29]
1. softish, easily weathered, particularly by acid rain
2. never contain fossils
3. consist of layers called magma
4. usually consist of microscopic grains
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-30]
1. hard wearing, not easily weathered, even by acid rain
2. the red of sandstone is usually due to iron compounds
3. limestone consists of sulphate minerals
4. sandstone fizzes a lot with acid
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-31]
1. hard wearing, not easily weathered, even by acid rain
2. the red of sandstone is usually due to calcium compounds
3. limestone is made of carbonate minerals
4. limestone does not readily fizz with acid
Which is TRUE about sedimentary rocks? [8h-32]
1. hard wearing, not easily weathered, even by acid rain
2. the red of sandstone is usually due to calcium compounds
3. limestone is made of nitrate minerals
4. limestone readily fizzes with acid
Which is TRUE about metamorphic rocks? [8h-33]
1. formed by heat and pressure on rocks
2. very porous
3. crystals usually jumbled
4. usually contain fossils
Which is TRUE about metamorphic rocks? [8h-34]
1. formed by heat and pressure on magma
2. not very porous
3. crystals usually jumbled
4. usually contain fossils
Which is TRUE about metamorphic rocks? [8h-35]
1. formed by heat and pressure on magma
2. very porous
3. crystals tend to aligned in layers
4. usually contain fossils
Which is TRUE about metamorphic rocks? [8h-36]
1. formed by heat and pressure on lava
2. very porous
3. crystals tend to very jumbled
4. rarely contain fossils
Which is TRUE about igneous rocks? [8h-37]
1. formed from cooled magma
2. slow cooling of lava makes small crystal grains
3. fast cooling of lava makes big crystal grains
4. soft and readily weathered
Which is TRUE about igneous rocks? [8h-38]
1. formed from the effects of heat and pressure on sedimentary rocks
2. slow cooling of lava makes big crystal grains
3. slow cooling of lava underground makes pumice stone
4. soft and readily weathered
Which is TRUE about igneous rocks? [8h-39]
1. formed from the effects of heat and pressure on metamorphic rocks
2. fast cooling of lava underground makes pumice stone
3. fast cooling of lava makes small crystal grains
4. soft and readily weathered
Which is TRUE about igneous rocks? [8h-40]
1. formed from the effects of heat and pressure on metamorphic rocks
2. slow cooling of lava underground makes pumice stone
3. formed from the effects of heat and pressure on sedimentary rocks
4. hard and not easily weathered
Which of the following is a sedimentary rock? [8h-41]
1. limestone
2. slate
3. basalt
4. schist
Which is a very weather resistant metamorphic rock? [8h-42]
1. limestone
2. slate
3. sandstone
4. shale
Which is an igneous rock formed from fast cooling lava pouring out into seawater? [8h-43]
1. limestone
2. slate
3. basalt
4. shale
Which is a sedimentary rock? [8h-44]
1. marble
2. slate
3. basalt
4. shale
Which is a metamorphic rock formed from the action of heat and pressure on limestone? [8h-45]
1. marble
2. granite
3. basalt
4. shale
Which is an igneous rock formed from molten magma cooling slowly in the Earth's crust? [8h-46]
1. marble
2. granite
3. mudstone
4. schist
Which is a sedimentary rock? [8h-47]
1. marble
2. granite
3. mudstone
4. schist
Which is a metamorphic rock? [8h-48]
1. basalt
2. granite
3. mudstone
4. schist
Which is a sedimentary rock formed from eroded rock particles? [8h-49]
1. granite
2. marble
3. basalt
4. sandstone
Which describes the formation of a igneous rock? [8h-50]
1. molten magma or lava from deep in the Earth cooling in air, water or underground, to form new solid rock
2. weathered and eroded rock is transported by water or wind, and then deposited, buried and compressed in the Earth's crust
3. heat and pressure acting on a rock that already exists, often deep in the Earth's crust
Which describes the formation of a sedimentary rock? [8h-51]
1. molten magma or lava from deep in the Earth cooling in air, water or underground, to form new solid rock
2. weathered and eroded rock is transported by water or wind, and then deposited, buried and compressed in the Earth's crust
3. heat and pressure acting on a rock that already exists, often deep in the Earth's crust
Which describes the formation of a metamorphic rock? [8h-52]
1. molten magma or lava from deep in the Earth cooling in air, water or underground, to form new solid rock
2. weathered and eroded rock is transported by water or wind, and then deposited, buried and compressed in the Earth's crust
3. heat and pressure acting on a rock that already exists, often deep in the Earth's crust
Which description most closely matches a typical igneous rock? [8h-53]
1. usually a non-porous hard wearing rock with a variety of crystal sizes, some only visible under a microscope, never contain fossils
2. not usually porous and often shows a crystalline structure of layers of grains, sometimes contains distorted fossils due to effect of heat and pressure
3. softish, porous or crumbly rock, usually made from compacted grains of mineral material and often containing fossils
Which description most closely matches a typical metamorphic rock? [8h-54]
1. usually a non-porous hard wearing rock with a variety of crystal sizes, some only visible under a microscope, never contain fossils
2. not usually porous and often shows a crystalline structure of layers of grains, sometimes contains distorted fossils due to effect of heat and pressure
3. softish, porous or crumbly rock, usually made from compacted grains of mineral material and often containing fossils
Which description most closely matches a typical sedimentary rock? [8h-55]
1. usually a non-porous hard wearing rock with a variety of crystal sizes, some only visible under a microscope, never contain fossils
2. not usually porous and often shows a crystalline structure of layers of grains, sometimes contains distorted fossils due to effect of heat and pressure
3. softish, porous or crumbly rock, usually made from compacted grains of mineral material and often containing fossils
Below is a series of steps that produces a sedimentary rock like sandstone, but the steps are in the wrong order.
(1) grains of rock moved by water
(2) water squeezed out and the rock grains stick together
(3) rocks are weathered and eroded
(4) layers of sediment buried and compressed
(5) grains of rock laid down as sediment
Which is the correct sequence to show the sedimentary rock formation? [8h-56]
1. (1) (3) (2) (5) (4)
2. (4) (5) (1) (3) (2)
3. (5) (4) (1) (2) (3)
4. (3) (1) (5) (4) (2)
Which is a sedimentary rock formed from the harder shelly or skeletal mineral remains of sea creatures? [8h-57]
1. limestone
2. slate
3. basalt
4. sandstone

KS3 Science-Chemistry Quiz on "THE ROCK CYCLE" (based on QCA 8H)

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