Rocks and Minerals

Sedimentary rocks are changed into sediments by

• weathering and erosion

• compaction

• cementation

• heat and pressure

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What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock?  (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)

• intrusive igneous

• extrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.

• price

• weight

• property

• name

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What mineral is the softest?

• quartz (7)

• mica (2)

• feldspar (6)

• talc (1)

How do sedimentary rock form?

• by pressure of layers of sediment

• by heat from volcanos

• by heat and pressure deep underground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the lithosphere made of?

• Solid rocks and minerals

• Liquid rocks and minerals

• Plasma rocks and minerals

• Gaseous rocks and minerals

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What are the three main types of rocks?

• Sedimentary, volcanic, crystalline

• Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

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How are igneous rocks formed?

• Through the erosion of sedimentary rocks

• Through the compression of organic matter

• Through the solidification and cooling of magma or lava.

• Through the evaporation of water

What are the two types of igneous rocks?

• Granite and basalt rocks

• Intrusive (plutonic) rocks and extrusive (volcanic) rocks

• Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• Igneous and sedimentary rocks