Three Types of Rocks

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Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks? Metamorphic, Indigenous, Sedimentary, Igneous

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Indigenous

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks? Options: Lava cools and hardens to form a rock., Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure., Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks., Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.

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Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

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sediments

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What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock? Options: Igneous only, Sedimentary only, Metamorphic only, Any type of rock

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Any type of rock

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Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano? Options: Ingenious, Igneous, Indigenous, Indigo

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Igneous

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What type of scientist is most likely to study rocks? Options: geologists, biologists, meteorologists, biochemicists

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geologists

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Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks? Metamorphic, Indigenous, Sedimentary, Igneous

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Indigenous

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What material is used to form igneous rocks? Options: magma, sand, gravel, fossils

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magma

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What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock? Options: Igneous only, Sedimentary only, Metamorphic only, Any type of rock

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Any type of rock