Science Trivia SOL 5.7 Rocks

What are the three main types of rocks?

• metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

• sedimentary, igneous, sediments

• igneous, lave, magma

• metamorphic, hard, gray

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• lava

Which type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• magma

• igneous

Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sediments

Rocks are classified by how they are ________.

• colored

• formed

• found

• grouped

Which type of rocks are fossils often found?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• underground

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The earth's outer layer is formed mostly of ________ rock.

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• giant rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_________ is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of rock.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

Scientists use which method to determine the age of rocks that contain fossils?

• carbon 14 dating

• measure the fossil

• count the fossils

• ask the fossil

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the molten rock that rises and explodes from within a volcano?

• iron

• magma

• fossils

• nickel