Types of Rocks

Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?

• Metamorphic
• Indigenous
• Sedimentary
• typIgneous

What material is used to form igneous rocks?

• magma
• sand
• gravel
• fossils

What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?

• Ingenious
• Igneous
• Indigenous 
• Indigo 

In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.

• Pressure
• Heat 
• Heat and Pressure
• Weathering

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

What is metamorphic?

• Mud pie
• Melting and cooling
• Layered rock
• Heat and pressure

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation