Types of Rocks Quiz Review

This type of rock is created from other rocks that experience extreme heat and pressure

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

Which type of rock is created by from layers of sediment that pile on top of each other.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This type of rock is made from lava or magma that cools to become a solid.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

Which type of rock below is least likely to have layer (bands or foliation)

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

An extrusive igneous rock was formed the ______________ outside of the Earth.

• Inside

• Outside

Extrusive igneous rocks were formed by cooled ________.

Intrusive igneous rocks were formed on the __________ of the Earth.

• Inside

• Outside

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Intrusive igneous rock was formed by cooled ___________

This is the process of sedimentary rocks becoming solid.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Cementation

• Deposition

This is a process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Cementation