Types of Rocks

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Boring Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed from sedimentation and compaction. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

This rock started as liquid magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This type of rock is usually formed in layers.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of rock is formed by  heat and pressure.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

Most fossils are found in this type of rock.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• All rock types

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3