Three types of Rocks

Sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals is called?

• chemical rock

• organic rock

• clastic rock

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• chemical Rock

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

• Organic Rock
• Intrusive Rock
• Clastic Rock
• Extrusive Rock

Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface

• intrusive Rock

• extrusive rock

• Chemical Rock

• Clastic Rock

Which rock family is composed of rocks that have been changed by heat and/or pressure?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Lunar

• Igneous

What do we call the group of metamorphic rocks that have visible layers or bands of minerals within them?

• Sedimentary
• Stratified
• Foliated
• Unfoliated

What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks
• The movement of broken down rocks
• The weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is erosion?

• The breaking down of rocks

• The movement of broken down rocks

• Where water expands and contracts

• Where the sediments are being squeezed together

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.

• Pressure
• Heat 
• Heat and Pressure
• Weathering

The three types of sedimentary rock are

• Intrusive, coarse-grained, and organic
• Intrusive, extrusive, and mafic
• Clastic, chemical, and organic
• Clastic, stratification, and fine-grained

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3