Rock Formation and Classification Quiz
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Which type of rock forms when magma makes its way to Earth's surface as lava and then cools?

  • Sedimentary rock
  • Metamorphic rock
  • Intrusive/Plutonic rock
  • Extrusive/Volcanic rock (correct)
  • What is the scientific study of rocks called?

  • Petrology (correct)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geology
  • Volcanology
  • What are the three categories into which geologists group rocks based on how they form?

  • Sedimentary, igneous, and volcanic
  • Metamorphic, volcanic, and sedimentary
  • Volcanic, igneous, and metamorphic
  • Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary (correct)
  • What is the process by which magma or molten material originating deep within the Earth hardens and crystallizes to form rock called?

    <p>Crystallization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the depth at which the mantle meets the liquid outer core of the Earth?

    <p>2,900 kilometers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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