Rocks & Minerals

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

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

• Texture
• Composition
• Sedimentation
• Igneous-ness

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

• Cleavage
• Color
• Luster
• Streak

_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic

This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic