Rock Cycle

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• foliated rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3