CKQ Year 3 Rocks

What are the three main types of rocks?

• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

• limestone, sandstone, and slate

• granite, chalk, and clay

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• Deep under the ground, with heat and pressure

• When magma or lava cools down

• When pieces of dead matter fall to the bottom of the sea or a lake

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava?

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

Which type of rock is formed in the deepest part of the ground, through heat and pressure?

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

Which of these rocks is crumbly?

• Granite

• Chalk

• Slate

• Marble

Which rock is often used to make statues?

• Limestone

• Chalk

• Granite

• Marble

Name this rock:

• Clay

• Limestone

• Granite

• Slate

Name this rock

• granite

• sandstone

• limestone

• clay

Which of these rocks is permeable?

• Slate

• Granite

• Chalk

• Marble

True or false: Slate is a permeable rock.

• True

• False