Three Classes of Rocks

All rocks form deep beneath Earth's surface.

• true

• false

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Some rocks are made up of materials from living things.

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• false

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Some rocks take millions of years to form.

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• false

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All rocks are made up of the same kinds of minerals.

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• false

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Some rocks form from particles of other rocks.

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• false

A combination of one or more minerals or organic matter is called _.

• rock

• mineral

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The three classes of rock are _, _, and _. (choose three)

• sedimentary

• non-silicate

• igneous

• metamorphic

• silicate

The minerals and organic matter a rock contains determine the _, or makeup, of that rock.

• texture

• grain

• composition

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The size, shape, and positions of the grains that make up a rock determine the rock's _.

• size

• composition

• texture

When magma pushes into, or intrudes, surrounding rock below Earth's surface and cools, the rock that forms is called _.

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

• Fred

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