Geology Quiz

3. A crystal that forms in a cave on the ground and might reach the roof.
4. The name of a rock that develops underground slowly.
6. A rock that is created by fossilised oceanic creatures.
7. The name of a rock created in or around a volcano.
8. The name of the process which takes sediments away.
9. A type of plate under the land that shift creating volcanoes, hills and mountains. They also can cause natural disasters.
10. The name of a rock that develops into a different rock from heat and pressure.
11. A crystal that forms in a cave which hangs down from the roof.
12. The name of the process which breaks rocks down and turns them into sediments.
13. The name of a rock that develops on the Earth’s surface quickly.

1. This rock is also known as mudstone. This rock turns into Slate after the metamorphic process.
2. A tunnel underground.
3. The name of a rock that is created from sediments.
5. A rock which is chunky and is a mixture of different substances/sediments.
11. A rock created purely by sand. This rock turns into Quartzite after the metamorphic process.