Sedimentary and Igneous rocks

Igneous rocks can be identified by the presence of

• cement

• crystals

• minerals

• glue

Granite is a

• Sedimentary rock

• Extrusive igneous

• Intrusive igneous

• metamorphic rock

The rock which is Igneous as well as sedimentary is

• Tuff

• Pumice

• Scoria

• Granite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The _______________ is at the center of Earth

What is Lithosphere?

• The outer core and the inner core, together form the lithosphere

• The molten part of the mantle

• Magma

• •The hard upper mantle and the crust together form the lithosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Large crystals are formed in case of

• Extrusive igneous rocks

• Intrusive igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

Extrusive cooling environments cause rocks to cool __________

_____________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock.

Rocks layers are deposited in the way that old layers get deposited at the bottom, while young layers go at the top of the old layers. This is known as

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Principle of superposition

• Uniformitarianism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The process of formation of sedimentary rocks is known as

• Lithification

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentation