Rocks and Minerals

Metamorphic rocks are formed by great________ and _____________ or, both.

• water, sunlight

• heat, pressure

• igneous, sedimentary

• rock, cycle

A rock is a solid made up of one or more:

• sediments

• rocks

• minerals

• soils

What are three major types of rocks?

• Metamorphic, Erosion, Igneous

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Deposition

• Deposition, Erosion, Weathering

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary

What are two examples of Sedimentary rock?

• Coal, Sandstone

• Limestone, Shale

• Granite, Marble

• Gneiss, Schist

What are two examples of Metamorphic rocks?

• Marble, Gneiss

• Slate, Granite

• Coal, Limestone

How do igneous rocks form?

• with great heat and pressure

• when melted rock cools and hardens

• many years of sediments squeezed together

How do sedimentary rock form?

• by pressure of layers of sediment
• by heat from volcanos
• by heat and pressure deep underground

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What type of rock is pictured?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

A geologist is a scientist who studies_______.

• plants and animals
• fossils
• rocks and minerals
• ocean animals

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This type of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, and water.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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