Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous Rocks

What is it?

• Lava.

• Magma.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Granite is an...

• igneous-extrusive.

• igneous-intrusive.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is it?

• Pumice.

• Granite.

• Basalt.

"Baked" coal turns into...

• diamonds.

• minerals.

• gneiss.

Quartzite...

• is a metamorphic rock.

• has lots of quartz.

• comes from sandstone.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Slate...

• is a foliated metamorphic rock.

• is a layered sedimentary rock.

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical

Organic rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

What is an example of an organic rock?

• coal
• breccia
• rock salt
• shale

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2