Question

Classify the following rocks into sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic :

(a) Shale

(b) Gneiss

(c) Quartzite

(d) Slate

(e) Marble

(f) Coal

(g) Clay

(h) Schist

(i) Granite

(j) Graphite

(k)Dolomite

(l) Peat

(m) Basalt

(n) Rock Salt

(o) Lime- Stone

(p) Gypsum

(q) Loess

Answer 1

(a) Shale — Sedimentary rock 

(b) Gneiss — Metamorphic rock 

(c) Quartzite — Metamorphic rock 

(d) Slate — Metamorphic rock 

(e) Marble — Metamorphic rock 

(f) Coal — Sedimentary rock 

(g) Clay — Sedimentary rock 

(h) Schist — Metamorphic rock 

(i) Granite — Igneous rock 

(j) Graphite — Metamorphic rock 

(k) Dolomite — Sedimentary rock 

(l) Peat — Sedimentary rock 

(m) Basalt — Igneous rock 

(n) Rock salt — Sedimentary rock 

(o) Lime-stone — Sedimentary rock 

(p) Gypsum — Sedimentary rock 

(q) Loess — Sedimentary rock