Classifying Rocks
Authored by Jay Sleichter
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6th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Igneous rock forms in regions where--
A rock is heated to melting point then cooled to a solid.
Metallic minerals are put under extreme pressure.
A river deposits sand and mud over a long time.
Evidence of organisms is becoming fossilized.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sedimentary rocks will most likely form an environment where--
Two land masses are colliding.
Liquid rock is hardening into a solid.
Minerals are being created under pressure.
Particles of rocks are accumulating.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following produce metamorphic rocks?
Rapid burial
Gradual cooling
Regular deposition
Extreme pressure
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists classify igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks based on their--
shape
color
formation
usefulness
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the processes that form igneous rocks?
Deposition and cementation
Heating and extreme pressure
Crystallization and solidification
Erosion and compaction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rocks formed deep underground while under extreme temperature and pressure
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rocks formed when super-heated magma or lava cools and hardens
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
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