Rock Types

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants of animals are pressed and cemented together

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• clastic rock

• organic rock

a series of processes on the surface and inside the earth that slowly change rocks from one kind to another

• rock cycle

• carbon cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• motorcycle

a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• shale

sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure... like shale, sandstone or conglomerate

• clastic

• plastic

• chemical

• organic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten (melted) rock at or below the surface of the earth

• intrusive rock

• extrusive rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

igneous rock that forms from lava on the earth's surface

• intrusive rock

• extrusive rock

• foliated rock

• non-foliated rock

sedimentary rock that forms where remains of living things are deposited in thick layers... like coal and limestone

• organic rock

• clastic rock

• chemical rock

• origami rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution

• organic rock

• clastic rock

• chemical rock

• frisbee rock

a term used to describe metamorphic rocks whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands

• non-foliated

• floated

• foliated

• striped

igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath the surface

• intrusive rock

• extrusive rock

• invasive rock

• igneous rock