Rock classification

to organize objects or events into groups based on common characteristics.

• Alphabetize

• Classify

• Foliation

• Strata

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

rocks originate in volcanic eruptions.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

the texture of a metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are aligned like the pages of a book

• foliation

• lithification

• strata

• vesicle

the remains or traces of a once-living organism that is preserved in rock

• foliation

• texture

• fossil

• lithification

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock

• Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock below Earth’s surface

• Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition

• Vitamin

• Mineral

• Fire

• Water

rock formed from sediments, organic remains, or chemical precipitates

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

layers of sedimentary rock that form from the deposition of sediments

• strata

• texture

• foliation

• lithification

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4