T7L3 Types of Rocks

Rock that forms from cooled magma or lava

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Rock that froms when small particles of rock or other materials are pressed and cemented together

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Rock that forms when a rocked is changed by heat, pressure, or chemcial reactions

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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Which of the following processes produces metamorphic rocks?

• Rapid burial

• Regular sediment deposit

• Extreme pressure

Answer explanation

Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sedimentary rock transforms into metamorphic rocks by ____________

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Answer explanation

The types of rock: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Label the three main types of rocks correctly

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e

Granite

Weathering

Obsidian

Igneous

Sediment

Sedimentary

Deposition

Metamorphic