Rocks and Minerals Review

What are the three types of rocks?

• igneous, magma, lava

• sand, gravel, sediment

• igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

• classic, alternative, indie

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is NOT a type of igneous rock?

• explosive

• intrusive

• extrusive

How is metamorphic rock formed?

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• molten rock

How is sedimentary rock formed?

• heat and pressure

• from pieces of sediment pressed together over time

• cooled molten rock

How is igneous rock formed?

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• cooled molten rock

What is sediment?

• magma

• large pieces of rock

• melted rock

• pieces of rock, sand, and dirt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

True or False: The rock cycle shows how rocks change from solid to a liquid to a gas.

• True

• False

True or False: Minerals are naturally, formed, nonliving materials found in the Earth.

• True

• False

What is NOT a way to test a mineral?

• streak test

• weight test

• scratch test

• luster test

What is melted rock under the earth's crust called?

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• pressure