Rock Classification Quiz

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

• veterinarian

• geologist

• podiatrist

• teacher

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava
• Magma
• Mineral Crystals
• Igneous Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

• Marble

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How are metamorphic rocks created?

• Cooling and crystallizing as it moves away from the core

• Formed from pieces of other rock

• None of these options are correct.

• Heat and pressure as they move toward the core

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling