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Worksheets3 Types of Rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of these are NOT one of the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Gray
Metamorphic
"Ignis" means __________
fight
fire
fourth grader
fortune
What root word helps you remember how SEDIMENTARY rocks are formed?
sediment
sedi
mentary
iment
Which type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Hard
Basalt is a common igneous rock found in Minnesota. That means that Minnesota...
...is very warm in the winter.
...has a lot of volcanoes where we live now.
....has chosen Basalt as the State Rock.
had volcanoes in many areas of the state.
Sedimentary rocks usually form at the bottom of the sea. What might be found in the layers of sedimentary rocks?
Check all boxes that are true.
Fossils of prehistoric sea animals
Mrs. Kempenich's glasses
Bones of cows
Fossilized plants
Many of the rocks in the St. Croix Valley are sedimentary. What can you conclude about the locations these rocks are found?
There used to be very tall mountains here.
This area used to be the bottom of the sea.
This area was a place dinosaurs roamed.
There are tunnels underground.
What base word in METAMORPHIC means "to change"?
morph
phic
meta
tamor
If you see several layers of different colors in rocks, what type of rock is the best guess?
Metamorphic
Igneous or Sedimentary
Sedimentary
Metamorphic or Igneous
If you found a lot of little pebbles made of igneous rock, then counted them, how many would you have if you told someone you had a GROSS of pebbles?
44
100
114
144
