Description : Which of the following is an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRANITE
Description : The metamorphic rock which forms from pure limestone is: w) slate x) gneiss y) schist z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE
Description : Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock? (i) Slate (ii) Shale (iii) Quartzite The correct answer is (A) Only (iii) (B) Both (i) and (iii) (C) Both (ii) and (iii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : . Match List I (Original Rock) with List II (Metamorphic Rock) and select the correct answer using the code given below: L i st I L i st I I (Or i gi nal Rock ) (Met amor phi c Rock ) A. Granite I. Diamond B. Coal II. Marble C. ... II, C-IV, D-I (3) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Last Answer : (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Description : When shale weathers, it forms mostly: w) clay x) quartz y) soluble carbonates z) slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLAY
Description : Slate is formed by metamorphic action on (A) Shale (B) Lime stone (C) Sand stone (D) Granite
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : When clay hardens into rock, it forms: w) coal x) limestone y) shale z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SHALE
Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
Description : The aquifer of a famous artesian formation in the Great Plains is a layer of rock called the: w) Clinton limestone x) Dakota sandstone y) Pierre shale z) Vermont marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAKOTA SANDSTONE
Description : An example of a rock whose minerals have been crushed into thin sheets or bands is: w) shale x) schist y) conglomerate z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SCHIST
Description : Which of the following pairs contains one igneous and one sedimentary rock? w) shale and marble x) sandstone and quartzite y) granite and limestone z) obsidian and gneiss
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRANITE AND LIMESTONE
Description : Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) shale x) limestone y) marble z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZITE
Description : Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock? w) anthracite coal x) bituminous coal y) lignite coal z) all of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ANTHRACITE
Description : Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Description : The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it: w) igneous x) metamorphic y) sedimentary z) fossilized
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IGNEOUS
Description : Based on the following rocks and minerals, select the correct statement, quartz, shale, basalt, granite, marble, gypsum, mica (A) Basalt and marble are the only metamorphic rocks (B) There is no sedimentary rock (C) Granite is the only igneous rock (D) Quartz and mica are minerals
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- GRANITE
Description : The hydrolysis of orthoclase results in the formation of: w) shale x) kaolin y) lime z) hydrochloric acid
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- KAOLIN
Description : What metamorphic rock can slate be changed to?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Which of these is not a Metamorphic rock? A. Quartzite (Answer) B. Slate C. Gneiss D. Schist
Last Answer : A. Quartzite (Answer)
Description : Slate (A) Is a metamorphic rock (B) Splits into thin sheets along its bedding planes (C) Has a smooth surface and contains alumina and silica (D) Possesses good water absorption capacity
Description : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would slate be found?
Last Answer : ANSWER: METAMORPHIC
Description : What type of rocks are formed as a result of volcanic activity? w) metamorphic x) sedimentary y) igneous z) Hudson
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IGNEOUS
Description : Sandstone is metamorphosed to: (1) Shale (2) Slate (3) Quartzite (4) Marble
Last Answer : (3) Quartzite Explanation: Sandstone can be turned into a metamorphic rock by being either heated up to a point where it undergoes a significant change or subjected to high pressures, or ... some combination thereof. A common result of the metamorphosis of sandstone is the creation of quartzite.
Description : Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks? (1) Graphite (2) Gneiss (3) Marble (4) Slate
Last Answer : (4) Slate Explanation: From depth of burial by continual sediment deposition from above, or from compressional stress from tectonic plate collisions, shale is metamorphosed into slate over ... gradually transformed into minerals that are more stable in the newly forming higher pressure environment.
Description : Mica is found in which one of the following pairs of rocks? (1) Slate- Sandstone (2) Schist-Gneiss (3) Limestone-Sandstone (4) Shale- Limestone
Last Answer : (2) Schist-Gneiss Explanation: The schists constitute a group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks, chiefly notable for the preponderance of lamellar minerals such as micas, chlorite, talc, ... is a crystalline metamorphic rock, mostly composed of more than 50% tabular and elongated minerals.
Last Answer : Quartzite
Description : Mica is found in which one of the following pairs of rocks ? (1) Slate- Sandstone (2) Schist-Gneiss (3) Limestone-Sandstone (4) Shale- Limestone
Last Answer : Schist-Gneiss
Last Answer : Slate
Description : Which of the following sedimentary rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action? (A) Sand stone (B) Lime stone (C) Shale (D) Gypsum
Description : Is Slate is metamorphic?
Last Answer : yes, slate is metamorphic rock
Description : Which of the following metamorphic rocks has the most weather resisting characteristics? (A) Marble (B) Quartzite (C) Slate (D) Lime stone
Description : What type of drainage pattern would you expect to find where the main streams are parallel and very long and the edge of the folded sedimentary rock (weak and resistant) forms long parallel belts? (A) Dendritic (B) Rectangular (C) Radial (D) Trellised
Last Answer : (D) Trellised
Description : Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____? (A) Fault zone (B) Fault Plane (C) Fault scarp (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fault Plane
Description : A rock is (A)a naturally occurring, hard, solid substance (B) any hard, solid substance on earth (C)an aggregate of minerals (D)only produced by cooling of magma
Last Answer : an aggregate of minerals
Description : Identification of Calcite in sedimentary rock can be done by using (A) the rock will glow in the dark (B) the rock will break to form smooth surfaces (D) the rock will taste salty (C) hydrochloric acid will cause the calcite to fizz
Last Answer : hydrochloric acid will cause the calcite to fizz
Description : Which of the following describes the Gabbro? (A) fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (B) Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (C) Fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica (D) Coarse -grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica
Last Answer : Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica
Description : The rock in which ground water is LEAST likely to form caverns is: w) sandstone x) limestone y) salt z) rock gypsum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SANDSTONE
Description : Winds are classed as agents of erosion rather than of weathering because: w) they have nothing to do with the weather x) they carry rock particles away y) they work only part of the time z) they build up rather than wear down the rock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THEY CARRY ROCK PARTICLES AWAY
Description : What is molten rock that remains underground called?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MAGMA
Description : Of the following choices, the color purple on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOREVISION
Description : Of the following, the color blue on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WATER
Description : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
Description : A specialized form of concordant igneous intrusion that is characterized by a dome in the country rock and a nearly planar floor is called a: w) lopolith x) laccolith y) batholith z) stock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LACCOLITH
Description : An igneous rock which is commonly black, has a glassy texture, and has a conchoidal (pron: kong-koid-al) fracture is whic of the following? w) pelite (pron: pel-ite) x) calcite y) obsidian z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OBSIDIAN
Description : Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust is called: w) magma x) liquicite y) lava z) igneous
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MAGMA
Description : Which of the following is the name of the partly melted rock layer on which the plates move? w) lithosphere x) asthenosphere y) hydrosphere z) outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ASTHENOSPHERE
Description : All of the following are examples of chemically precipitated sedimentary rock except: w) limestone x) sandstone y) dolomite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SANDSTONE
Description : This sedimentary rock was used to build the Pantheon and the Colossium: w) marble x) travertine y) sandstone z) ironstone
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TRAVERTINE
Description : The deposits of loess in the United States probabl originated as which of the following? w) talus x) rock flour y) humus z) geyserite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ROCK FLOUR