Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Rocks and Their Types
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the three types of rocks? [1]
(A) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
(B) Only igneous
(C) Only sedimentary
(D) Only metamorphic
2. How do igneous rocks form? [1]
(A) From cooled magma or lava
(B) From compacted sediment
(C) From heat and pressure
(D) They don't form naturally
3. What is an example of an igneous rock? [1]
(A) Granite
(B) Sandstone
(C) Marble
(D) Limestone
4. How do sedimentary rocks form? [1]
(A) From compacted layers of sediment
(B) From cooled magma
(C) From heat and pressure
(D) They don't form naturally
5. What often contains fossils? [1]
(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) Igneous rocks
(C) Metamorphic rocks
(D) No rocks contain fossils
6. How do metamorphic rocks form? [1]
(A) From heat and pressure on existing rocks
(B) From cooled magma
(C) From compacted sediment
(D) They don't form naturally
7. What is an example of a metamorphic rock? [1]
(A) Marble
(B) Granite
(C) Sandstone
(D) Basalt
8. What shows continuous rock transformation? [1]
(A) The rock cycle
(B) A single process only
(C) Nothing shows this
(D) Rocks never transform
9. What are the three types of rocks? [1]
(A) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
(B) Only igneous
(C) Only sedimentary
(D) Only metamorphic
10. How do igneous rocks form? [1]
(A) From cooled magma or lava
(B) From compacted sediment
(C) From heat and pressure
(D) They don't form naturally
11. What is an example of an igneous rock? [1]
(A) Granite
(B) Sandstone
(C) Marble
(D) Limestone
12. How do sedimentary rocks form? [1]
(A) From compacted layers of sediment
(B) From cooled magma
(C) From heat and pressure
(D) They don't form naturally
13. What often contains fossils? [1]
(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) Igneous rocks
(C) Metamorphic rocks
(D) No rocks contain fossils
14. How do metamorphic rocks form? [1]
(A) From heat and pressure on existing rocks
(B) From cooled magma
(C) From compacted sediment
(D) They don't form naturally
15. What is an example of a metamorphic rock? [1]
(A) Marble
(B) Granite
(C) Sandstone
(D) Basalt
16. What shows continuous rock transformation? [1]
(A) The rock cycle
(B) A single process only
(C) Nothing shows this
(D) Rocks never transform