Rocks Amplify

Quartzite is an example of...

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Basalt is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Gneiss is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Obsidian is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Conglomerate is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Granite is an example of...

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in wavy, parallel bands of white and black crystals. What kind of rock have you probably found?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• extrusive

How do rocks amplify seismic waves during an earthquake?

• By absorbing the energy of the waves

• By reflecting the waves back to the source

• By increasing the amplitude of the waves

• By converting seismic energy into heat

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