Rock Cycle

Q.

How are Metamorphic rocks formed?

Q. What is the process of transformation of a rock from one type to another known as?

1. Transformation Cycle
2. Magma Cycle
3. Rock Cycle
4. None of the above

Q. Give examples of Metamorphic rocks found in the environment.

Q.

Which of the following processes is responsible for the transformation of rocks from one type to another type?

1. Rock transformation

2. Rock cycle

3. Stone cycle

4. None of the above

Q. Choose the correct pair.

1. 
2. Coal
3. 
4. Limestone
5. 
6. Sandstone

Q. Select the statement(s) that is/are true from the following options.

1. Without going through the sedimentary stage, an igneous rock can not be transformed into a metamorphic rock.
2. Any type of rock can change into any other type.
3. If an igneous rock comes under heat and pressure, it can change into a metamorphic rock directly.
4. Both a and b.

Q. Select the major rock-forming minerals.

1. Iron
2. Diamond
3. Gold
4. Silica
5. Aluminium
6. Magnesium
7. Platinum
8. Quartz

Q. Classify the following rocks into Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic.
Granite, sandstone, basalt, coal, marble, quartzite, limestone, obsidian, gypsum, gneiss, slate, dolerite

Igneous Rocks	Sedimentary Rocks	Metamorphic Rocks

Q. ______ is the metamorphosed form of coal.

1. Marble
2. Pearl
3. Diamond
4. Slate

Q. Process of transformation of one type of rock to another is called _______.

1. transformation
2. rock cycle
3. sediment cycle
4. rock formation

Q. Which of the following are called the "building blocks of rocks"?

1. Sand particles
2. Stones
3. Pebbles
4. Minerals

Q. The transformation of rocks from one type to another is known as the rock cycle.

1. True
2. False

Q. was used to build the Taj Mahal.

1. White marble
2. White quartz
3. White sandstone

Q. Where are fossil fuels usually found?

1. In the atmosphere
2. Below the ground
3. In igneous rocks
4. In metamorphic rocks

Q. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces because of the effects of variations in temperature and water percolation is called ______.

1. re-crystallisation
2. mining
3. weathering
4. crystallisation

Q. When magma rises to the Earth's surface, which process causes it to change state?

1. Cooling
2. Melting
3. Heat and pressure
4. Weathering

Q. Under high pressure, igneous rocks convert to ____________.

1. extrusive igneous rocks
2. intrusive igneous rocks
3. sedimentary rocks
4. metamorphic rocks