Rocks

Formed by heat and pressure

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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A natural process that slowly changes or breaks apart rocks.

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• FOSSIL

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How do sedimentary rocks form?

• Lava or magma cools and hardens

• Sand, mud and pebbles settles into layers and get squeezed together.

• Extreme heat or pressure turn old rocks into new rocks

• Under trampolines

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__________________ rocks form when lava or magma cools and hardens.

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• WEIRD

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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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True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• magma, lava, crystals

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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