Types of Rocks

Rocks are _______ the same as minerals.

• exactly

• somewhat

• always

• not

What are the 3 ways that scientists classify rocks? (choose 3 answers)

• texture

• composition

• how they are made

• hardness

Which type of rock is formed from weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Foliated

Which type of rock is formed from magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Foliated

Which type of rock is formed deep underground from heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Foliated

The terms clastic, chemical, and organic are ways to describe which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Pebble

The terms intrusive and extrusive are ways to describe which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Pebble

The terms foliated and non-foliated are ways to describe which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Pebble

The process that presses sediment together is called _____________.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Cementation

When dissolved minerals crystallize and "glue" pieces of sediment together

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering