Rocks are solid, naturally occurring, inorganic substances that form the Earth's crust. They are classified into three main types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Rocks are important for many reasons, including providing us with building materials, water, and minerals.

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Q. What type of rock is "gabbro" an example of?

 ◉ sedimentary rock

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 ◉ Kayed rock

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 ◉ Numas shell

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 ◉ igneous rock

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Q. What does metamorphosis change into rocks?

 ◉ Structure and formation

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 ◉ Shell

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 ◉ Fungus

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What type of rock is 'Arcose'?

 ◉ Converted

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 ◉ Sedimentary

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 ◉ Fiery

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 ◉ Kayed

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Q. What is formed when graphite rocks are metamorphosed?

 ◉ Quartzite

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 ◉ Slate

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 ◉ Nice

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 ◉ marble

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Q. In which year UNESCO declared Bhimbhetka rock shelter caves as a World Heritage Site?

 ◉ 2004

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 ◉ 2005

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 ◉ 2006

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 ◉ 2003

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Q. What is the in situ disintegration and/or decomposition of rock called?

 ◉ Erosion

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 ◉ Displacement

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 ◉ erosion

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 ◉ Swap

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Q. What are the rocks that are formed from the loose and broken parts of the pre-existing rocks called?

 ◉ sedimentary rocks

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 ◉ Fiery rock

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 ◉ Certain rock

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What are the plants attached to stones and rocks called?

 ◉ fossils

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 ◉ lithophyte

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 ◉ aragonite

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 ◉ Mollusca

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Q. When granite rocks are metamorphosed, what do they change into?

 ◉ Niece

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 ◉ Greece

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 ◉ Dees

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 ◉ Cheese

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Q. The largest coral reef in the world is found near which coast?

 ◉ Australia

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 ◉ America

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 ◉ Vienna

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 ◉ Filipines

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Q. When a solid rock is affected by wind, rain and sand and breaks into small particles, what mainly happens in the sand that is formed?

 ◉ Onyx

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 ◉ Granite

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 ◉ Quartz

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 ◉ Amathist

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Q. What is the molten rock inside the earth called?

 ◉ Magma

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 ◉ Lymestone

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 ◉ Silicon

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 ◉ Granite

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Q. What are the rocks having abundant underground water and allowing open flow of water called?

 ◉ Water

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 ◉ Protected

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 ◉ Mitted

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 ◉ Permeable

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Q. What is the process of breaking of a rock in place called?

 ◉ Weathering

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 ◉ Tuberculosis

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 ◉ Rogun

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. The formation of "mushroom rock" in a desert region is an example of?

 ◉ Run -out

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 ◉ Abrasive

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 ◉ Erosion

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 ◉ Confusion

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