Classifying Rocks

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock used to be the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This started as a rock that was formed near a volcano. It was buried deeper in the ground, heated, and compressed over a long time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic