Rock Cycle

Which of the following is not a type of rock found in the rock cycle?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False. Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock is cooled.

• True

• 
  False

_____ is a rock that has been melted deep within the Earth where the temperature is extremely high or as a result of an erupting volcano.

• Limestone

• Shale

• Magma

• Coal

______ rocks, like obsidian, are formed when the lava is cooled and hardened.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_____ rocks are made up of smaller pieces of rocks and fossils.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

True or False. Limestone, shale, and coal are examples of sedimentary rocks.

• True

• False

_______ rocks are formed from existing rocks.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

True or False. Metamorphic rocks are formed when igneous and sedimentary rocks are exposed to extreme cold and pressure.

• True

• False

The process by which one rock type changes into another is called the ____ cycle.

• weather

• rock

• lava

• mineral