Identifying Different Types of Rocks
Interactive Video
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Science
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6th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Aiden Montgomery
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What simple tool can you use to start investigating the history of a rock?
A telescope
A magnifying glass
A ruler
A microscope
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three main types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
Igneous, Volcanic, Metamorphic
Metamorphic, Volcanic, Sedimentary
Sedimentary, Volcanic, Igneous
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the key to distinguishing between the three main rock types?
Smell
Color
Weight
Texture
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are sedimentary rocks made up of?
Compressed layers of soil
Broken bits of minerals, other rocks, or fossils
Molten magma
Crystals of minerals
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you identify igneous rocks?
By their layers of different colors
By their randomly oriented crystals
By their rounded grains
By their fossil content
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What characteristic is common in metamorphic rocks?
Randomly oriented crystals
Presence of fossils
Crystals lined up in one direction
Rounded grains
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can layers of different colors in a rock indicate?
The rock is sedimentary
The rock is igneous
The rock is metamorphic
The rock is volcanic
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