Rock Types

What type of rocks can form on or beneath Earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Granite

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of rock is created when magma or lava cools and crystallizes?

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is sedimentary?

• Formed by heat and pressure
• Formed by heat and cooling
• Layered rock formed by compaction
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What material is used to form igneous rocks?

• magma
• sand
• gravel
• fossils

What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?

• Igneous only
• Sedimentary only
• Metamorphic only
• Any type of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?

• Ingenious
• Igneous
• Indigenous 
• Indigo 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1