Rocks and Rock Cycle

Front

How are rocks sorted?

Back

by how they are formed

Front

What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava?

Back

igneous

Front

What type of rock forms from sediment that settles to form layers?

Back

sedimentary

Front

What type of sedimentary rock forms from ribbons of different sand?

Back

sandstone

Front

What type of sedimentary rock forms from bones and shells of sea creatures?

Back

limestone

Front

What type of sedimentary rock is made of chunks of rock glued together by other rock?

Back

conglomerate

Front

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

Back

metamorphic

Front

Which of the following statements is true about the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary rock can be changed only to metamorphic rock
• Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock
• Igneous rock can be changed to only sedimentary rock

Back

Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock

Front

Which type of rock is most likely to form at plate boundaries?

Back

igneous

Front

Which type of rock usually forms near places where sediment builds up?

Back

sedimentary