6.10b

Which set of characteristics best describes sedimentary rock?

• largest type of rock, made of organic matter, hardest type of rock

• least abundant type of rock, made of other rocks, made mostly of minerals

• often contains layers, forms near surfaces of water, contain fossils

• most abundant type in Earth's crust, made of magma/lava, contains no fossils

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

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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Formed by heat and pressure

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Formed by cooling & solidification of lava

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Formed by cooling & solidification of magma

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Marble is formed when intense heat and pressure is applied to limestone. What type of rock is marble?

• intrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

• sedimentary

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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