Three Classes of Rocks

Which of the following is not sedimentary rock?

• Shale

• Limestone
• Sandstone
• Granite

Has large crystals because of slow cooling

• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• intrusive igneous rock
• extrusive igneous rock

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

Which of the following is not a rock

• Pumice
• Lava
• Halite
• Sandstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...

• The newest and youngest layer.
• The oldest layer.
• The only layer that is made from pebbles.
• The second layer of sediments.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?

• Sediments and soil
• Crystals and sand
• Magma and lava
• Mica and granite

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic