Rocks and minerals

What are the three types of rocks?

• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

• iron, salt, and granite

• large, small, and medium

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which rocks were once melted but cooled and hardened?

• Igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• minerals

Which rocks were once one type of rocks deep inside the Earth and were changed due to extreme heat and pressure from rocks?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Which rocks are usually made up of pieces of rock called sediments that have been pressed and cemented together?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Minerals

Which types of rocks might have shells or animal parts (such as bones or teeth) in them?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

True or false: Sometimes metamorphic rocks can have the minerals lined up in rows or bands when pressed inside the Earth.

• True

• False

Which of the following is melted rock?

• ice cream

• melty rock

• magma

• sedimentary rock

Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

• Obsidian

• Shale

• Marble

• Slate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is an example of metamorphic rock?

• Shale

• Conglomerate

• Gneiss

• Tuff

Which of the following is an example of sedimentary rock?

• Marble

• Granite

• Pumice

• Limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1