The word used to describe an object that does not come from living things is __________.

When melted rock is on the surface of the Earth it is known as __________.

Rocks that cool quickly will have little or no ______________.

___________ rocks form from particles of other rocks cemented together.

*You can reference your ESRT to help you!

Coal and limestone are both ___________ sedimentary rocks because they came from the remains of living things.

*You can reference the ESRT to help you

___________ sedimentary rocks form when dissolved minerals precipitate or evaporate from the water and harden into a rock.

The group of rocks that will most likely contain fossils are the _______________ rocks.

____________ rocks are formed through the process of heat and pressure changing the rock into a new rock.

The picture shows a model of the rock cycle.

During which part of the rock cycle does water

break rocks apart?

Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by

Which statement about the formation of rocks is true?

**Use the rock cycle chart to see which statement is true. Follow the arrows from rock to rock.

The table below shows how four different rocks were formed and gives their composition.

Granite is one kind of intrusive igneous rock.

Which rock described in the table is most likely granite?

**Use the IGNEOUS ROCK Chart!

***Eliminate choices that have keywords that go with other types of rocks!

The picture shows an igneous rock.

The rock’s glassy texture indicates that it formed from melted rock that cooled

**Use the IGNEOUS ROCK chart

The rounded pebbles of this rock have been cemented together to form

*use the keywords!

**Use your Reference Chart!

Which feature is characteristic of sedimentary rocks?

The diagram shows some of the layers of rocks found in the Grand Canyon.

Scientists find these layers of rock useful for studying

fossils.

What type of rock is shown labeled in

these layers?

Which type of rock is likely to show ripple marks and fossils?

Which two processes formed this rock?

**Use your keywords and/or Rock Cycle Chart!

Which statement best describes a general property of rocks?

Which sequence of events occurs in the formation of a sedimentary rock?

*Use your Rock Cycle Chart

Large deposits of rock gypsum and rock salt usually form in areas

The diagram below represents the fossils found in a rock formation found in central Rhode Island.

In which type of rock were the fossils most likely found?

Which granite sample most likely formed from magma that cooled and hardened at the slowest rate?

COOL SLOWLY = _________ SIZE CRYSTALS

Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss probably formed from the

If rocks come into close contact with magma underground, but not actually in the magma, they would form a(n)

The diagram below shows a cross section of a portion of Earth’s crust that has not been overturned. Letters A, B, C, and D represent sedimentary rock layers that contain fossils.

Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?

A student observed a rock made up of many small particles of sand arranged in light-colored layers and dark-colored layers. Which of the following statements describes how this type of rock most likely formed?

Larger crystal size in one of two igneous rocks of similar composition usually indicates that the rock with the larger crystals cooled for

Metamorphic rocks formed by contact metamorphism will most likely be found

contact metamorphism = underground, near to magma, but not directly touching it.