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Geologists work with rocks and minerals, as well as the useful materials that are found in them.
6 quizzes and 60 trivia questions.
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  Attention Class! Part 2   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
So You Want To Be A Geologist?
There is a lot of information for a geologist to learn! Let's get started with some basic facts!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, May 01 23
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
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Rock Me
  Rock Me!   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Name the rock
Can you match each of the pictured rocks with its name?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 31 23
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8,9
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  My Box of Rocks   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When I was a kid, I loved collecting rocks, and I had an ENORMOUS rock collection! Want to peek inside my box of rocks?
Easier, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Aug 25 20
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
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Aug 25 20
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  Something About Geology   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's see if you know something about geology. Have fun taking this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, starghurl01, Aug 25 20
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
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  Metallurgy For Kids!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What is metallurgy? Who are metallurgists? This is a subject full of questions. Here are some to get you started on a fascinating study.
Easier, 10 Qns, Toeknee448, Jun 01 14
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  What Rock Am I?    
Multiple Choice
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Rocks are grouped as sedimentary (formed under water), igneous (formed near volcanoes) or metamorphic (formed under heat or pressure). To which group do these rocks belong?
Average, 10 Qns, barrywlj, Aug 30 20
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Geology for Kids Trivia Questions
1. Is sandstone igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Sedimentary

Sandstone is formed when sand particles are compacted, usually under water.

2. What is the lithosphere?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: the part of the Earth where we live

The lithosphere is a layer of solid, brittle rock making up the outer 100 km of the Earth, surrounding both the crust and the outermost portion of the upper mantle. It is where we live, build our homes, plant our crops and raise livestock and poultry. The Earth's surface is continuously being changed by living and nonliving things as well as natural forces.

3. One rock is hollow inside, with purple amethyst crystals growing inside it. What is this called?

From Quiz My Box of Rocks

Answer: Geode

Some of the biggest geodes are 26 feet wide, with crystals three feet long!

4. Metals can be recycled, which means being used again in a new form, but where do many metals come from originally?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: inside rocks

Metals are part of the earth's crust, and most often found inside rocks and the lava from volcanoes. Sometimes meteorites contain metal.

5. Is limestone igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Sedimentary

Limestone is formed under water from the shells and skeletons of marine animals. Limestone caves, with their stalagmites and stalactites, are formed when water carrying dissolved limestone evaporates, leaving the re-formed limestone.

6. What is the basic part of the lithosphere?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: rocks

The geological structures found in the Earth are mostly made up of solid parts called rocks. Rocks are the basic part of lithosphere. They are found everywhere, and they range in sizes. Geologists classify them as igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic according to their origin.

7. Is basalt igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Igneous

Basalt is formed when a volcano erupts, pouring lava down its slopes. The lava cools quickly in air, forming fine-grained basalt.

8. What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the Earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: Igneous rocks

Igneous rocks have been formed from the hot molten material within the Earth's crust that has cooled and hardened. They can be found near volcanoes. The word "igneous" comes from the Latin word for fire. Examples of igneous rocks are obsidian, basalt and granite.

9. The rock where I live is white and chalky. Sometimes it has fossils of ancient sea shells. What kind of rock is this?

From Quiz My Box of Rocks

Answer: Limestone

Nowadays, limestone forms in tropical places, like the Bahamas. Limestone dissolves easily in water (over millions of years, of course). This can make caves.

10. A metal worker may hammer iron into shape. If a gate has been made in this way, what kind of ironwork has he typically done?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: wrought ironwork

Horseshoes and gates are made by hammering iron into shape because it can be altered as it is worked to ensure the exact measurements. Factories usually melt their metal and pour it into moulds. This kind of work is called "cast iron". A blacksmith will also twist iron, and sometimes work several layers into one. "Bent" and "pulled" are not normally used in this context to describe ironwork.

11. Is slate igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Metamorphic

Slate is formed when shale, a sedimentary rock, is subjected to heat and pressure, changing its structure to the harder slate.

12. What do you call the rocks that are formed from deposits of materials under water like sand, pebbles, gravel and clay?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: Sedimentary rocks

Sedimentary rocks are formed from deposits of materials under water like sand, pebbles, gravel and clay. They often contain fossil remains. Examples of sedimentary rocks are sandstone, limestone and shale.

13. What kind of rock forms when limestone is baked at high pressure and temperature? Sometimes it is used for carving sculptures.

From Quiz My Box of Rocks

Answer: Marble

Marble can also be used in buildings. It comes in many different colors. Some of the most famous marble quarries are in Italy.

14. During which stage of human history did humans learn to use metals?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: The Bronze Age

The oldest worked metals that have been found were made in the Bronze Age. Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin and was the first metal humans learned to use. Later they found iron and discovered it was much harder and more useful. This led to the Iron Age. Many museums show beautiful knives and jewelry of the Bronze and Iron Ages.

15. Is marble igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Metamorphic

Marble is formed when limestone is subjected to heat and/or pressure. It is a beautiful building material and used in sculpture.

16. What do you call the process of breaking down of rocks?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: weathering

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks to form rock fragments by physical or chemical means. It can be classified as mechanical/physical weathering or chemical weathering.

17. What do you call a rock made up of lots of little sand grains?

From Quiz My Box of Rocks

Answer: Sandstone

Each sand grain is a tiny piece broken off another rock. Sometimes you can tell what kind of rock a sandstone came from by looking at the grains.

18. Metal in the form of ores is found in some rocks. What is the first stage in the chemical process used to remove the metal from the ore?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: Heating

The rocks are heated until very hot, which is the first stage in the purification process. Other chemical reactions are involved along the way until finally the pure metal is allowed to run into moulds and when it cools, it is called an ingot.

19. Is granite igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Igneous

Granite is formed when molten rock (called magma) cools slowly underground, sometimes in the vent of a volcano. After many years, the surrounding softer material is eroded away, leaving exposed volcanic 'plugs' of granite.

20. What are natural compounds formed through geological processes called?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: minerals

Minerals play a vital role in the progress of a country. They are useful and necessary to everyday life. There are about 2000 minerals in the Earth's crust.

21. An alloy is a mixture of one metal with another or with some other chemical element. Why are alloys made?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: They can have more useful properties than a single metal

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It is much stronger than pure iron. There are many alloys and they can be made to suit a particular purpose by choosing the right proportions of each metal.

22. Is quartzite igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Metamorphic

Quartzite is formed when sandstone is subjected to heat and/or pressure, forming a harder rock.

23. According to the Moh's scale of hardness, what is the hardest natural substance?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: Diamond

Hardness is the characteristic of a mineral to resist scratching. Mineralogists measure the hardness of a mineral using a scale called Moh's scale of hardness, and according to this scale, diamond is the hardest mineral, and next to it is corundum.

24. Sometimes things are covered in gold, because it is cheaper than making solid gold objects. What kind of gold is usually used for this covering?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: Gold leaf

To make gold leaf, the metal is carefully hammered out thinner and thinner until it is less than a millimetre thick. It is layered between tissue paper to be sold. Each leaf is applied to the surface with a small, soft brush.

25. Is conglomerate igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Sedimentary

When a mixture of pebbles, sand and mud is washed out to sea, it settles on the sea bed and is compacted over time into conglomerate. Over long periods of time, forces within the Earth's crust may mean this rock ends up being above water.

26. What is/are the property/properties in which natural compounds may break?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: cleavage and fracture

Some minerals break easily along cleavage planes and produce smooth crystal faces. Other minerals do not split along cleavage planes but break irregularly. This irregular breakage is called fracture. It shows the true color of the mineral.

27. One of the prettiest rocks I have is light grey and shiny. It also has big red garnet crystals in it. What is this rock called?

From Quiz My Box of Rocks

Answer: Schist

Schist forms when shale or mudstone is put under high temperatures and enormous stress, like you would find under the Himalayas. The heat and pressure causes new minerals to form, like garnets.

28. Approximately how many metallic elements are there in the periodic table?

From Quiz Metallurgy For Kids!

Answer: Around 100

There are many metals. Rare ones are still being found. If you add in the alloys, allowing for the different proportions of their components, the number increases. The periodic table is the best place to start finding the best known ones.

29. Is shale igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

From Quiz What Rock Am I?

Answer: Sedimentary

Shale, or mudstone, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock formed when mud is compacted and solidified. It may become the metamorphic rock slate.

30. What color of soil is said to be fertile?

From Quiz Something About Geology

Answer: black soil

Black soil is said to be fertile because it is generally rich in organic matter or humus. Humus is the partially decayed plant and animal materials which makes a plant grow.

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