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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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