Types of Rocks

igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• extrusive

• intrusive

• clastic

• biogenic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath the surface of Earth

• extrusive

• intrusive

• clastic

• biogenic

constantly broken apart by freezing and thawing, plant roots, acid, and other forces on rock

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

the process that presses sediments together

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together

• clastic

• organic

• chemical

• extrusive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a sedimentary rock formed where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers

• clastic

• organic

• intrusive

• extrusive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a sedimentary rock formed when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize

• extrusive

• organic

• intrusive

• chemical