GCSE - Gcse Geography - Classifying Rocks And The Rock Cycle Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

Which of the following statements about the rock cycle is not true?

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All rocks can undergo weathering and erosion to form sedimentary rocks
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Igneous rocks are formed when other rocks are melted and then solidified
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Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure
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Metamorphic rocks are the end product of the rock cycle

Q.2.

Which of the following describes weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks where they are found
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The breaking down of rocks during transport
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Rain falling on a piece of rock
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A rock dissolving in acid

Q.3.

Sedimentary rocks are formed ...

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in volcanoes
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deep under mountain ranges
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on the sea bed
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on the side of a mountain

Q.4.

Magma is ...

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solid rock
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liquid rock
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gaseous rock
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a mixture of all three rock types

Q.5.

Which type of rock can become an igneous rock?

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Igneous
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Metamorphic
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Sedimentary
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Any

Q.6.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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By melting other rocks
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By heating and compressing other rocks
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By cooling other rocks
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By dissolving other rocks

Q.7.

Which of the following is a property of a metamorphic rock?

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Porous
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Soft and easily eroded
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Formed because of enormously high temperature and pressure
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Made by the action of flowing water

Q.8.

Where do metamorphic rocks form?

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Under mountain ranges
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On the beds of seas and lakes
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At the sea shore
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In volcanic craters at the surface of the Earth

Q.9.

Rocks that are formed from lava are called ...

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intrusive igneous rocks
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extrusive igneous rocks
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magma
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metamorphosed sedimentary rocks

Q.10.

Rocks that are made from small particles formed by weathering and erosion are ...

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igneous rocks
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sedimentary rocks
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metamorphic rocks
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mud