Rocks and Minerals

The process in which a metamorphic rock would become sediment includes ______.

• cementation and compaction

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• heat and pressure

The process in which sediments form a sedimentary rock is known as ____.

• melting and cooling

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

If and igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure, the type of rock that will result is _________.

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• magma

• sedimentary rock

If you were told a particular rock was an intrusive rock, you would know which of the following?

• it is an igneous rock

• it was formed from magma

• all of the options listed

• it has large crystals

If you were told a rock had mineral grains that lined up in layers, what could you infer about the rock?

• it is a non-foliated igneous rock

• it is a foliated metamorphic rock

• it is a foliated igneous rock

• it is a non-foliated sedimentary rock

Sandstone forms from little pieces of sand the compact and cement together. What type of rock is it?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• it could be any of the options listed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What kind of rock is chalk considered to be?

• a basaltic igneous rock

• a foliated metamorphic rock

• a detrital sedimentary rock

• a organic sedimentary rock

If you wold told the different sub-types of rocks were detrital, chemical, or organic, you would know the type of rock is ________.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• it could be any of the options listed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If you were told that a rock had a lot of iron and magnesium, formed above ground, and was dark colored, what would you know about the rock's classification?

• it is an andesitic extrusive rock

• it is a granitic intrusive rock

• it is a basaltic extrusive rock

• it is a basaltic intrusive rock

If you were told that a particular type of rock was a detrital rock that had rounded edges, you would know it is what type of rock?

• a detrital sedimentary rock

• a conglomerate sedimentary rock

• an intrusive igneous rock

• an foliated metamorphic rock