Rock and Rocks

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

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

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• all of these

rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat

• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous
• erosion

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• metamorphic
• igneous
• sediment
• magma

_______ rock forms from magma/lava cooling and hardening.

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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