Three types of Rocks

Front

What is an igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface?

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Intrusive Rock

Front

What is an igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface?

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Extrusive Rock

Front

What are the three types of sedimentary rock?

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Clastic, chemical, and organic

Front

What do we call the group of metamorphic rocks that have visible layers or bands of minerals within them?

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Foliated

Front

What type of rock forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth?

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Igneous Rock

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment?

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Sedimentary Rock

Front

What is the term for rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

What type of sedimentary rock is formed from fragments of other rocks?

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Clastic Rock

Front

What type of sedimentary rock forms from dissolved minerals that precipitate out of water?

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Chemical Rock