Rocks

Slate, gneiss, and marble are types of this rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Granite, pumice, basalt, and obsidian are types of this rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Limestone, conglomerate, shale, and sandstone are types of this rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Rocks can be classified by ___________ such as how they are formed, color, visible crystals or minerals, or by patterns.

• magma

• properties

• heat

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

____________ and ____________ change the size of minerals in metamorphic rock.

• minerals and pressure

• properties and minerals

• sediments and heat

• heat and pressure

Some rocks are made of _______________ that have been pressed and cemented together.

• magma

• sediments

• pressure

• heat

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Melted material that creates an igneous rock is called ___________.

• magma/lava

• heat

• properties

• minerals

Rocks are made of nonliving material made from one or more _______________.

• heat

• properties

• pressure

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

_______________ rocks are usually made of sediments and form in layers near water.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Rock that is formed deep inside the earth and changed by heat and pressure is called ________________ rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic