Rocks Review

Which of the following correctly lists the three types of rocks?

• Quartz, minerals, metamorphic

• Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

• Igneous, granite, minerals

• Diamonds, sedimentary, sediments

Rocks are made up of one or more ______________________.

• Animals

• Plants

• Minerals

• People

_______________ rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are pressed together and hardened over time.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Bedrock

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

____________ and _____________ are two types of sedimentary rocks.

• Limestone and sandstone

• Obsidian and basalt

• Basalt and granite

• Marble and slate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of rock forms when melted rock from deep below the Earth’s surface cools and hardens?

• Sedimentary

• Bedrock

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Which type of rock forms when existing rocks are changed by extreme heat and pressure?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Bedrock

• Sedimentary

____________ and _______________ are two examples of metamorphic rocks. Granite and basalt Obsidian and conglomerate Gneiss and slate Shale and limestone

• Granite and basalt

• Obsidian and conglomerate

• Gneiss and slate

• Shale and limestone

________________ rocks are formed when magma or lava cools and hardens.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

________________ rocks form when sediments are pressed together.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

_______________ rocks form when rocks are exposed to heat and pressure.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary