Rocks and Minerals Quiz Part 2

5.5 This cools to form igneous rocks.

• melted chocolate

• volcanoes

• magma

• the earth's surface.

5.5 The type of igneous rock that is formed depends on

• the minerals in the magma.

• whether there are crystals in the rock.

• the weather.

• how hot the magma is.

5.5 The texture of igneous rocks depends on

• how much weathering and erosion there has been.

• how fast the magma cools.

• the types of minerals in the rock.

• where the rocks are located.

5.5 Identify ALL of the igneous rocks in the list. There are 3.

• granite

• shale

• obsidian

• diorite

• sandstone

5.6 Sediments are

• igneous rocks that have cooled.

• tools used to investigate rocks.

• small pieces of minerals, rocks, or fossils.

• large rocks.

5.6 Sedimentary rocks form when

• sediments are compressed together to form a rock.

• weathering and erosion break apart and move rocks.

• lava cools.

• people make them.

5.6 The type of sedimentary rock that forms depends on

• the minerals found in the rock.

• how much lava cools to form rocks.

• heat and pressure from the earth.

• the environment where the sediment is found.

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5.6 Choose ALL the rocks that are sedimentary rocks from the list below. There are 3 correct answers.

• coal

• limestone

• granite

• marble

• conglomerate

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5.7 Which of these is NOT something that metamorphic rocks are formed from?

• sedimentary rocks

• concrete

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

5.7 How does the starter rock become a metamorphic rock?

• It breaks apart into many pieces.

• It reacts to heat and/or pressure.

• It's moved from place to place by weathering and erosion.

• It's combined with many other rocks.