Types of Rocks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Erosion, wind, and weathering form this type of rock.
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As rock gets buried through tectonic movement, the pressure and heat causes these types of rocks to form.
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Igneous rock is formed when
magma cools
erosion layers rock
Rock composition changes do to plate burial
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following processes is one of the first steps in the formation of some sedimentary rock?
Rock is broken down into pieces.
Liquid magma cools and hardens.
Rock melts deep underground.
Minerals change due to pressure.
Answer explanation
Clastic sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces (clasts) of pre-existing rocks.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In order to be classified as metamorphic, a rock must–
have been completely melted.
change with heat and pressure.
be made of small bits of larger rock.
have formed very quickly.
Answer explanation
Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is one of the most common processes that turns sediments into sedimentary rocks
Organisms in the soil breaking down organic matter into useful chemicals
Minerals within rock layers growing into large crystals over time
Layers made of bits of broken rock pressing down on other layers
Magma cooling under the surface of Earth, crystallizing to form rock
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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