Classifying Rocks Vocabulary

Which type of rock is formed by the cementing of particles?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Quartz

What is basalt?

• A light-colored igneous rock found in continental crust

• A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust

• A type of sedimentary rock found in deserts

• A metamorphic rock found in caves

What does the term "grain" refer to in geology?

• The color of a rock

• The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture

• The age of a rock

• The weight of a rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sandstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When rock particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers.

• Compaction

• Evolution

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

The cycle through which Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes; creates changes in mineral compositions and physical structures.

• Mineral Cycle

• Lava Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Magma Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock

• compaction

• cementation

• evolution

• Igneous

Which type of rock is formed by the cementing of particles?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Quartz

What is basalt?

• A light-colored igneous rock found in continental crust

• A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust

• A type of sedimentary rock found in deserts

• A metamorphic rock found in caves

What does the term 'grain' refer to in geology?

• The color of a rock

• The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture

• The age of a rock

• The weight of a rock