SOL Remediation: Rock Classification

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks or sediment became buried, compressed under pressure and the weight of overlying rock, and cemented together by dissolved minerals. What type of rock is it?

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Sedimentary Rock

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This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth, forming the large crystals you can see in the picture. What specific type of rock is it?

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Intrusive Igneous Rock

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What specific type of rock is formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface, such as obsidian?

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Extrusive Igneous Rock

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What are the 3 major types of rocks? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation, Brown, Red, Gray, Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

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Extrusive and Intrusive

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Which of the words below describe broken up rock? stalactites, magmas, metamorphs, sediments

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sediments

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What type of rock is conglomerate, formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago and were compacted and cemented together?

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clastic sedimentary

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This rock was found near the mouth of an active volcano. What type of rock is this most likely to be?

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Igneous

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Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure, like you would find where plates are colliding together?

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metamorphic

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Is this metamorphic rock foliated or non-foliated?

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Foliated