Rock Identification Practice

This rock is __________

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

This rock is ________

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• This rock is igneous because it has fossils

• This rock is sedimentary because it has cemented and compacted sediments

• this rock is metamorphic because it has foliation

This clastic sedimentary rock formed from angular fragments due to a short erosional period.

• Breccia

• Conglomerate

• Sandstone

• Shale

What rock is this?

• Shale

• Limestone

• Coal

• Basalt

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Foliated or Non-Foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

This rock is ________

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This rock is sedimentary because it has _______

• banding and foliation

• random intergrown crystals

• cemented and compacted shells