Rocks and Minerals

Which solid substance is natural, building block of rocks, and the same wherever it is found?

• silt

• sand

• rock

• mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What type of rock is made from pieces of rock, minerals, and organic matter pressed together in layers over a long period of time?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure below Earth's outer layer?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Which type of rock would most likely be created underwater because layers were deposited?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Deposition of sediments create layers over time, which also creates pressure. This process creates which type of rock?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This type of rock have large crystals that form when magma cools slowly.

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Basalt has small crystals because lava from a volcano cooled quickly. Which type of rock is basalt?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

Slate is a type of rock that came from shale. It changed because of heat and pressure. Which type of rock is this?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

How can you find the hardness of a mineral?

• Throw it against a wall.

• Squish it into a ball and bounce it.

• Try to scratch it with different materials.