Types of Rocks Lesson

This is Pumice. This is an __________ igneous rock because it cooled very quickly and produced holes.

• intrusive

• extrusive

What makes holes and a glass-like look to igneous rocks?

• magma cooling quickly inside the earth

• compacting of sediment

• lava cooling quickly on the surface of the earth

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What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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What type of rock is formed when an existing rock has been changed into a new rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• minerals

• metamorphic

A rock sample has been changed by heat and pressure. Which type of rock is it? 

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

Sandstone, shale, limestone and conglomerate are common rocks in Utah. They form colorful rock formations and canyons. What type of rock are they?

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

A fourth grade class observes rocks. One sample is found in layers and feels rough and grainy. Which type of rock is it? 

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• granite

Obsidian, granite, and basalt are rocks formed from molten rock that has cooled. What kind of rocks are they?

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• 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

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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• chemical Rock

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