Rocks/Weathering/Fossils

What kind of things are classified as fossils?

• Sea shell

• Pizza

• Bones

• Yellow?

A rock formed from pieces of other rocks is a?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Black Rock

• Igneous Rock

As lava cools and hardens, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• obsidian

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• Pressure
• Heat 
• Heat and Pressure
• Weathering

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

In what type of rock could fossils be preserved?

• igneous

• minerals

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

• Rocks

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which material is being broken down through weathering and erosion?

• Igneous

• Magma

• Sediments

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2