Types of Rocks Review

Which type of rock is formed when heat or pressure changes it?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• all of the above

A naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals

• sediment

• rock

• foliation

• recrystallization

Rock formed as pieces of older rocks and other loose materials get pressed or cemented together.

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

Igneous rock that forms a lava cools OUTSIDE or on Earth's surface:

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

Igneous rock that forms as magma cools below or INSIDE Earth's surface:

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

When sediment is compacted and cemented it changes into

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• oceanic rocks

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic 

• fossils

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This type of rock is made from lava or magma that cools to become a solid.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

This type of rock is created from other rocks that experience extreme heat and pressure

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

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