Granite is a:
A.Plutonic rock
B.Volcanic rocks
C.None of these
Category: Rocks Mcqs
When harder rocks are eroded by sea water ______ are formed:
A.Sea water
B.Beaches
C.Spits
D.Headlands
In which of the following is knowledge of underlying rocks least essential:
A.Weather studies
B.Road Construction
C.Oil drilling
D.Soil analysis
One of following minerals is found in almost all the rocks:
A.Carbon
B.Calcium
C.Feldspar
Dolomite:
A.Calcium Carbonate
B.Calcium Bicarbonate
C.Calcium magnesium carbonate
D.None of these
Limestone is metamorphosed into:
A.Slate
B.Quartz
C.Marble
Rocks differ from one another in these respects except:
A.Salinity
B.Texture
C.Permeability
D.Mode-pf occurrence
Rocks of oceanic crust have a density of:
A.1.0 g/cm3
B.2.0 g/cm3
C.3.0 g/cm3
D.None of these
The rock most likely to be weathered by frost action is:
A.Sandstone
B.Limestone
C.Granite
Chemical composition of rock does not change in:
A.Chemical Weathering
B.Mechanical/Physical weathering
C.Biological weathering
