Science TEKS K.7A

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Contains fossils. 

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• extrusive igneous rocks

• intrusive igneous rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

• Chemical Rock

• Foliated Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Intrusive Rock

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Which of the following is not a rock

• Pumice

• Lava

• Halite

• Sandstone

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form

• Color

• Grain size

• Chemical Composition