4th Rock Types and Fossils

Which type of rock most often has layers?

• A. igneous

• B. Metamorphic

• C. sedimentary

• D. lava

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Dust

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

• organic rock

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous

  Pumice

• Metamorphic

  marble

• Sedimentary

  Sandstone

• Fossil

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

• metamorphic

• magma

• igneous

• sedimentary

The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago is a _____________.

• egg

• extinct

• fossil

• endangered

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Zoologist

• Paleontologist

• Ecologist

• Fossilologist