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Brief quiz about rocks and minerals: geosphere, minerals properties, rock formation, types of rocks...

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Minerals have specific properties: colour, lustre, shape and...

hardness

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What is a rock?

A rock is a mixture of different minerals.

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What is a "mixture of different minerals"?

A rock

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What are the three types of rocks?

Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous

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What type of rocks are formed when small pieces of rock are pressed together over time?

Sedimentary rocks

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

They are formed when small pieces of rock (sediments) are pressed together over time

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What type of rocks are formed when lava or magma cools down and turns into solid rock?

Igneous rocks

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How are igneous rocks formed?

They are formed when lava or magma cools down and turns into solid rock.

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What type of rocks are formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are changed by extreme heat and pressure underground?

Metamorphic rocks

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What type of rocks are formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are changed by extreme heat and pressure underground?

Metamorphic rocks

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How are metamorphic rocks formed?

They are formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are changed by extreme heat and pressure underground

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Slate is an example of... what type of rock?

Metamorphic

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Granite is an example of... what type of rock?

Igneous

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Limestone is an example of... what type of rock?

Sedimentary

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