Unit 3 Pt. 2 - Minerals, Rocks, and Rock Cycle

What are rocks made out of?

• Humus

• Loam

• Minerals

• Lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is not a required characteristic of a mineral?

• Natural

• Solid

• Definite Chemical Makeup

• Shiny

How are the types of rocks categorized?

• Color

• Mineral content

• Crystal structure

• Formation

Which type of rock forms from heat and pressure?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock forms from small weathered rocks packing together?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock forms from cooling lava?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock forms from cooling magma?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

If a sedimentary rock was being squeezed at a convergent plate boundary, which type of rocks would likely form?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Obsidian forms so quickly it does not have time to form minerals. Which type of rock is obsidian?

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of weathering merely changes the shape or size of the rock?

• Chemical

• Mechanical