Types of rocks

How are Sedimentary rocks formed?

• Compaction and cementation of sediments

• Application of heat and pressure

• The cooling of molten rock

How are Metamorphic rocks formed?

• Compaction and cementation of sediments

• Application of heat and pressure

• The cooling of molten rock

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Compaction and cementation of sediments

• Application of heat and pressure

• The cooling of molten rock

What are sedimentary rocks made of?

• Sediments, fossils and clay

• Sediments, Dead organisms and fossils

• Fossils, dead organisms, clay

What does SEDIMENT mean?

• Large pieces of rock and soil

• A bunch of rocks

• Small pieces of rock and soil

What does deposition mean?

• When sediments travel to an area

• When sediments settle in an area after being transported

• When sediments cement together

What does compaction mean?

• When the weight of sediments from above squash lower sediments

• When lower sediments move to make room for other sediments

• When sediments travel to a new area

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Chalk is an example of

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

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Sandstone is an example of

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

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Granite is an example of

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock