Types of Rocks Vocabulary

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma inside Earth's surface

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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CCSS.W.6.2D

Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation have to occur to make which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface is called

• erosion

• compaction

• deposition

• weathering

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another is called

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations is called

• lithification

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

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CCSS.L.6.4A

The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight and pushes out fluids is called

• cementation

• erosion

• compaction

• lithification

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass is called

• weathering

• cementation

• crystalization

• deposition

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions is a

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4