Rocks Review

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava

• Magma

• Mineral Crystals

• Igneous Rocks

When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

• Texture

• Composition

• Sedimentation

• Igneous-ness

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive

• Foliated and Non-Foliated

• Clastic and Biochemical

• Black and Gray

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.

• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

• stalactites

• magmas

• metamorphs

• sediments

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation