Three Types of Rocks

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Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks? Metamorphic, Indigenous, Sedimentary, Igneous

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Indigenous

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What material is used to form igneous rocks? Options: magma, sand, gravel, fossils

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magma

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

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Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.

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Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

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sediments

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What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock? Options: Igneous only, Sedimentary only, Metamorphic only, Any type of rock

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Any type of rock

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Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano? Options: Ingenious, Igneous, Indigenous, Indigo

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Igneous

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What type of scientist is most likely to study rocks? Options: geologists, biologists, meteorologists, biochemicists

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geologists