Rock Type Quiz

What are Igneous rocks made of?

• Hot molten rock that cools down and becomes solid

• Cold rocks that are found on the beach

• Pebbles and sand layer on the ocean floor

• High heat or pressure changes rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the categories of rocks?

• Lava, Fossils, Pebbles

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Rivers, Lakes, Oceans

• Rocks, Also rocks, Rocks again

True or False: Sedimentary rocks come out of volcanoes

• False

• True

What are Sedimentary rocks made of?

• Hot molten rock that has cooled down

• Carnival rides

• High heat and high pressure

• Layers of pebbles, sand, mud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Igneous rocks are made of layers of sand, pebbles, and mud

• True

• False

How are metamorphic rocks made?

• They just pop out of the Earth

• Hot molten rock cools down

• Rocks are changed due to high heat and pressure

• Layers of pebbles, sand, and mud settle on the ocean floor

True or False: Metamorphic rocks are formed from high heat and high pressure

• False

• True

What is magma?

• Hot semi-melted or melted rock beneath the surface of the Earth

• A pirate that sails the ocean blue

• A volcano that does not erupt

• Pebbles, sand, mud that settles to the bottom of a body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is sediment?

• A rock

• Pebbles, sand, and mud that settles at the bottom of a liquid

• Car parts that are heavy

• Hot melted rock beneath the surface of the Earth

What are the characteristics of this rock?

• Giant and green

• Black and rough

• Pink and bumpy

• Spotted and smooth