Geology Quiz – Test Your Knowledge of Earth, Rocks, and Minerals

Q1. Weathering by rain, ice, wind causes big rocks to break down into

Q2. The process by which rocks are formed from sediment.

Q3. Which description best applies to a greywacke

Q4. The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

Q5. The flat layers are the sedimentary layers. The curving or upright rocks are IGNEOUS intrusions. Which three must be igneous intrusions

Q6. the process of dropping or depositing the sediment in a new location

Q7. Which describes the San Andreas Fault?

Q8. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth?

Q9. What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?

Q10. Which of these geological periods belong in the Cenozoic

Q11. Tectonic plates float on top of what?

Q12. Which part of the Earth’s core is liquid

Q13. What are the three layers of the mantle?

Q14. A sediment washing up on a beach is an example of ___

Q15. What’s worth more points: tests/projects or homework?

Q16. Compaction and cementation are processes that form:

Q17. A hot spot is active volcanic area. A volcanic island can form over a hot spot. Which would you expect to find beneath the hot spot?

Q18. What is the net force?

Q19. What type of fossil is this?

Q20. Why is it important to conserve natural resources?

Q21. Look at the diagram. What type of fossil is this?

Q22. What is the slowest type of mass movement?

Q23. Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a ___ rock.

Q24. A diagram of the rock cycle is shown. Which process accounts for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Q25. Protons & Neutrons control the ___

Geology - Part 2

Q1. Weathering by rain, ice, wind causes big rocks to break down into

Q2. The process by which rocks are formed from sediment.

Q3. Which description best applies to a greywacke

Q4. The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

Q5. The flat layers are the sedimentary layers. The curving or upright rocks are IGNEOUS intrusions. Which three must be igneous intrusions

Q6. the process of dropping or depositing the sediment in a new location

Q7. Which describes the San Andreas Fault?

Q8. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth?

Q9. What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?

Q10. Which of these geological periods belong in the Cenozoic

Q11. Tectonic plates float on top of what?

Q12. Which part of the Earth’s core is liquid

Q13. What are the three layers of the mantle?

Q14. A sediment washing up on a beach is an example of ___

Q15. What’s worth more points: tests/projects or homework?

Q16. Compaction and cementation are processes that form:

Q17. A hot spot is active volcanic area. A volcanic island can form over a hot spot. Which would you expect to find beneath the hot spot?

Q18. What is the net force?

Q19. What type of fossil is this?

Q20. Why is it important to conserve natural resources?

Q21. Look at the diagram. What type of fossil is this?

Q22. What is the slowest type of mass movement?

Q23. Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a ___ rock.

Q24. A diagram of the rock cycle is shown. Which process accounts for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Q25. Protons & Neutrons control the ___