Rocks and the Rock Cycle

What is underground molten rock?

• Lava

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive

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

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

A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a

• Clastic Rock
• Nonclastic Rock
• Nonfoliated Rock
• Foliated Rock

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic
• Magma
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive 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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock