Types of Rocks

Molten rock inside the Earth is

• Lava

• Magma

• Volcanic eruption

• solidification

Cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above the ground both form

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Basalt belongs to

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Granite belongs to

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Molten rock in the Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• mineral

• crystal

A naturally occuring and usually inorganic solid

• lava

• magma

• mineral

• crystal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Marble belongs to

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Shale belongs to

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Is a solid with its atoms or molecules arranged in a repeating pattern.

• lava

• magma

• mineral

• crystal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Obsidian belongs to

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock