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1
Minerals are the building blocks of…….
Rocks
Elements
Earth
Life
2
Which on the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
Feldspar
Conglomerate
Halite
Quartz
3
Which of the following characteristics describes a mineral?
Inorganic
Organic
Lustre
Disordered atomic arrangement
4
What is the largest time span on the geological scale?
Eons
Centuries
Millenniums
Light years
5
Which one is not a type of mineral identification?
Lustre
Magnetism
Shape
Colour
6
An unconformity is…
The order of rock layers where youngest are at top, oldest are at bottom
A break in geological time
An intrusion
Where sediments are laid down horizontally
7
Is the rock above a sandstone?
False
True
8
Index fossils are…
Organisms that lived for long periods of time and were widespread
Organisms that existed for short times but were geologically widespread
Organisms that lived for a long time but were not widespread
Organisms that lived for short times and weren’t widespread
9
Which was the most famous mass extinction?
The great paleozoic extinction
K-T extinction
The Cambrian explosion
Permian-Triassic extinction
10
A rock is made up of one or more minerals
False
True
11
Poorly sorted grains mean that there are multiple different grains sizes within a rock.
True
False
12
What is an example of a sulphide?
Gold
Calcite
Feldspar
Pyrite
13
Quartz is an igneous rock
False
True
14
Is this diagram an s-wave or p-wave?
S-wave
P-wave
15
How is a metamorphic rock formed?
Crystallisation of magma
Intense heat and pressure over time
Crystallisation from a solution
Lithification of sediments
16
Is this rock above a breccia?
False
True
17
Which is not a classification of sedimentary rocks
Sorting
Size
Colour
Shape
18
Fill in the missing part to the rock cycle
Crystallisation
Solidification
Weathering
Heat and pressure
19
Is this a limestone or a sandstone?
Sandstone
Limestone
20
What does anoxic mean?
No free oxygen within the atmosphere
Free oxygen in the atmosphere
Free carbon dioxide within the atmosphere
No free carbon dioxide within the atmosphere
