Rocks, Fossils and the Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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

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The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

• veterinarian

• geologist

• podiatrist

• teacher

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Igneous rocks are formed by the process of melting and cooling...

• True

• False

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

• Marble

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure...

• True

• False

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Obsidian forms when lava cools rapidly. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition