Rocks & Landforms MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

What is the name given to an amphitheater-like hollow that forms at the head of a glacier?

• A.Cirque
• B.Arete
• C.Horn
• D.Moraine

What is the process by which igneous rocks are formed?

• A.By heat and pressure acting on existing rocks
• B.By compaction and cementation of sediments
• C.By cooling and solidification of magma or lava
• D.By chemical weathering of minerals

In which type of rocks is limestone mostly found?

• A.Igneous rocks
• B.Sedimentary rocks
• C.Metamorphic rocks
• D.Volcanic rocks

What type of rocks mainly make up the Himalaya mountain range?

• A.Igneous and volcanic rock
• B.Sedimentary and metamorphic rock
• C.Only igneous rock
• D.Only sedimentary rock

Which of the following rocks is considered the most porous?

• A.Granite
• B.Marble
• C.Sandstone
• D.Basalt

What type of rock is granite?

• A.Sedimentary
• B.Igneous
• C.Metamorphic
• D.Fossiliferous

Which type of rock forms as a result of changes caused by heat or pressure?

• A.Sedimentary rocks
• B.Metamorphic rocks
• C.Igneous rocks
• D.Volcanic rocks

Where are the conditions of high temperature and pressure, necessary for the formation of metamorphic rocks, typically found?

• A.Deep within the Earth
• B.At the Earth's surface
• C.In ocean water
• D.In the atmosphere

How many main types of rocks are there?

• A.Two
• B.Three
• C.Four
• D.Five

What type of rock is marble?

• A.Igneous
• B.Metamorphic
• C.Sedimentary
• D.Volcanic