Rock Types

Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?

• Metamorphic
• Indigenous
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What material is used to form igneous rocks?

• magma
• sand
• gravel
• fossils

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?

• Igneous only
• Sedimentary only
• Metamorphic only
• Any type of rock

Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?

• Ingenious
• Igneous
• Indigenous 
• Indigo 

How are all rocks related to one another based upon the rock cycle diagram?

• Igneous rocks only come from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary rocks cannot make other sedimentary rocks
• All rocks can create any other type of rock
• Heat and pressure must be applied to make sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• compaction and cementation

what is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.
• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1