Types of Rocks

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 formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic 
• fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sand

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Which type of rock is made when magma cools?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• all of the above