Three Types of Rocks

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living

The definition of a mineral does NOT include:

• crystalline structure
• solid
• organic
• natural

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids
• They are formed in nature
• They are inorganic
• They have crystalline structure

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Boring Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____

• The rock cycle
• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Composition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1