Rocks

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

• Magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

• It must be broken down into sediment

• It must be melted into magma

• Its minerals must dissolve in water

• It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

Formed by heat and pressure

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Formed by cooling & solidification of lava

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Lava

Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Formed by weathering & erosion

• magma
• sediments
• sedimentary rock
• intrusive igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Contains fossils. 

• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• extrusive igneous rocks
• intrusive igneous rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1