Types of Rocks

What rock type is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface?

• Extrusive igneous

• Intrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

What type of rock is granite?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• None of the above

Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?

• Fossils

• Gas bubbles

• Glassy surface

• Ribbonlike layers

What type of rock is limestone and sandstone?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

List the three types of rocks.