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Inside our Earth - Rocks and Rock Cycle
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1. Name the three major types of rocks.
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2. Name the rock that is considered to be a primary rock.
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3. What is the term given to the rocks that are formed due to solidification of molten
magma?
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4. Give an example of extrusive igneous rocks.
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5. What are fossils?
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6. Give an example of an intrusive igneous rock.
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7. What are sediments?
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8. Give two examples of sedimentary rocks.
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9. Which rock contains fossils of plants, animals and other micro organisms?
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10. What happens to igneous and sedimentary rocks that are subjected to great heat
and pressure?
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Assessment : 2
MCQ
1. Granite and chalk are examples of(A)
Rocks
(B)
Minerals
(C)
Fossils
(D)
Metals
2. The rocks which are formed from molten magma are called(A)
Sedimentary rocks
(B)
Igneous rocks
(C)
Metamorphic rocks
(D)
Metallic rocks
3. The fossil fuels are found in(A)
Igneous rocks
(B)
Sedimentary rocks
(C)
Metamorphic rocks
(D)
Volcanic rocks
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4. Which of the following rocks is not a metamorphic rock?
(A)
Quartzite
(B)
Marble
(C)
Granite
(D)
Slate
5. What is true regarding extrusive igneous rocks?
(A)
They have a very fine grained structure.
(B)
They form large grains.
(C)
They cool down very slowly.
(D)
Granite is an example of extrusive type.
6. Which of the following is an example of a primary rock?
(A)
Igneous
(B)
Sedimentary
(C)
Metamorphic
(D)
Both (B) and (C)
7. Basalt is an example of(A)
Igneous rock
(B)
Sedimentary rock
(C)
Metamorphic rock
(D)
Volcanic rock
8. Slate is an example of(A)
Volcanic rock
(B)
Metamorphic rock
(C)
Sedimentary rock
(D)
Igneous rock
9. Owing to great heat and pressure, clay is metamorphosed into(A)
Slate
(B)
Marble
(C)
Quartzite
(D)
Gneiss
10. Owing to great heat and pressure, limestone is metamorphosed into(A)
Marble
(B)
Shale
(C)
Gneiss
(D)
Quartzite
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Assessment : 3
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1. The rock cycle has neither a _________ nor an __________.
2. Under great _________ and _________, igneous and sedimentary rocks are
changed into metamorphic rocks.
3. Sandstone is made from grains of __________.
4. Any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the Earth’s crust is called a
__________.
5. The change of one type of rock into another is known as ________ cycle.
6. Coal is an example of _________ rock.
7. Grinding stones used to prepare powder of spices are made of __________.
8. The remains of the dead plants and animals trapped in the layers of rocks are called
as _________.
9. __________ refers to the red molten magma that comes out on the surface of the
earth from the Earth’s interior.
10. Gneiss is an example of _________ rock.
11. _________ is the sedimentary rock that is used as fuel.
12. Deccan plateau of India is made of _________ rocks.
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