Rocks and Minerals Grade 3

Which type of rock is formed when lava cools and hardens?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Pebble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock has layers formed from sediment?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Flowers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which type of rock is formed by pressure and temperature?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Clay

A rock is made up of one or more

• Sticks

• Soils

• Minerals

• Flowers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When the earth recycles rocks it is called

• The water cycle

• The rock cycle

• The plant cycle

• The animal cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

There are only two colors of rocks

• False

• True

What are some ways we can identify/sort rocks?

• Color

• Texture

• Shape

• All of the above

What does a rocks texture describe?

• The size of the rocks particles

• The smell of the rock

• The taste of the rock

• The sound the rock makes

All rocks are the same size

• True

• False

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is the person called who studies rocks?

• Biologist

• Geologist

• Race car driver

• Cook

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3