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1. What is Shale an example of?
  1. Igneous Rock
  2. Sedimentary Rock
  3. Metamorphic Rock
  4. None of the above

Answer: Sedimentary Rock

2. Which type of rocks are known as Primary rocks?
  1. Igneous rocks
  2. Metamorphic rocks
  3. Sedimentary rocks
  4. None of the above

Answer: Igneous rocks

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3. How much percentage of the volume of the Earth’s crust is composed of Metamorphic rocks?
  1. 99%
  2. 8%
  3. 53%
  4. 27%

Answer: 27%

4. Which type of rocks are formed from existing rocks by undergoing the process of recrystallization?
  1. Igneous rocks
  2. Metamorphic rocks
  3. Sedimentary rocks
  4. None of the above

Answer: Metamorphic rocks

5. What is the process of successive deposition and formation of Sedimentary rocks called?
  1. Foliation
  2. Lithification
  3. Crystallisation
  4. Recrystallisation

Answer: Lithification

6. What is a major factor in determining the properties of rocks?
  1. Carbon
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Oxygen
  4. Silica

Answer: Silica

7. How much percentage of the Earth’s crust by volume is composed of Sedimentary rocks?
  1. 95%
  2. 70%
  3. 8%
  4. 58%

Answer: 8%

8. Which among the following is formed by the process of Lithification?
  1. Granite
  2. Basalt
  3. Marble
  4. Feldspar

Answer: Feldspar

9. Which rocks comprise almost 65% of the Earth’s crust?
  1. Plutonic
  2. Igneous
  3. Sedimentary
  4. Metamorphic

Answer: Igneous

10. Granite is an example of which type of rock?
  1. Intrusive igneous rock
  2. Extrusive igneous rock
  3. Sedimentary rock
  4. Metamorphic rock

Answer: Intrusive igneous rock

11. Which of the following is the largest volcano in our solar system?
  1. Olympus Mons on Mars
  2. Maat Mons on Venus
  3. Lo moon on Jupiter
  4. Mauna Loa on Earth

Answer: Olympus Mons on Mars

12. Which of the following US state has the highest risk of earthquakes?
  1. Washington DC
  2. Los Angles
  3. Alaska
  4. Texas

Answer: Alaska

13. What is the state of lava or magma?
  1. Liquid always
  2. Solid
  3. Gaseous
  4. Mixture of liquid, crystals and gases

Answer: Mixture of liquid, crystals and gases

14. An active volcano that is sleeping but is expected to erupt again is known as:
  1. extinct volcano
  2. dormant volcano
  3. active volcano
  4. sleeping volcano

Answer: dormant volcano

15. Which country has the most active volcanoes in the world?
  1. Japan
  2. United States
  3. Indonesia
  4. Australia

Answer: Indonesia

16. Which of the following ocean has the most earthquakes?
  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Arctic Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Pacific Ocean

Answer: Pacific Ocean

17. Which of the following scale is used to measure the effects of an earthquake on people and buildings?
  1. Richter scale
  2. Seismographs
  3. Mercalli scale
  4. All options

Answer: Mercalli scale

18. Which of the following instrument is used by the scientists to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
  1. Seismographs
  2. Mercalli scale
  3. Earthquake meter
  4. All options

Answer: Seismographs

19. Where are the volcanic rocks formed?
  1. Under the surface of earth
  2. On the surface of earth
  3. Inside the core
  4. Between mantle

Answer: On the surface of earth

20. Which of the following lava only occurs underwater?
  1. Pillow lava
  2. Aa lava
  3. Pahoehoe lava
  4. Magma lava

Answer: Pillow lava

21. An elastic wave produced by the earthquake that travels through the earth is known as?
  1. Micro wave
  2. quake wave
  3. shake wave
  4. seismic wave

Answer: seismic wave

22. Which of the following type of volcano is composed of fluid lava flowing with low viscosity?
  1. Shield Volcano
  2. Cinder cones
  3. Composite Volcano
  4. Lava domes

Answer: Shield Volcano

23. Where to 60 % all of active volcanoes occur on the Earth?
  1. at the boundaries between tectonic plate
  2. on land surface
  3. at the mountains
  4. at the equator

Answer: at the boundaries between tectonic plate

23. The rocks which exhibit mixed characteristics of volcanic and plutonic rocks are __________.
  1. Intermediate rocks
  2. Mixed rocks
  3. Hypabyssal rocks
  4. Secondary rocks

Answer: Hypabyssal rocks

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