Rocks Kinder

Basalt is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Obsidian is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Conglomerate is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

• Compaction

• Layering

• Cementation

• I don't know

When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both

• Neither

Pumice is an example of

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the parent material of all rocks?

• Magma

• Lava

• Sedimentary

• Organic matter

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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