Classifying Rocks DUL+

What does a geologist study?

• Earth's structure, processes, and history
• Animal behavior
• Weather patterns
• Stars and galaxies

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How many minerals does it take to make up a rock?

• It takes zero minerals to make up a rock.

• It takes only one mineral to make up a rock.
• It takes three or more minerals to make up a rock.
• It takes one or more minerals to make up a rock.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What does composition mean?

• Creating a new word

• Mixing ingredients in a recipe
• What something is made of

• Dividing a whole into parts

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What type of igneous rock is formed from magma?

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock
• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

What type of igneous rock is formed from lava?

• Intrusive igneous rock
• Extrusive igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock

Name the three types of sedimentary rock.

• igneous, metamorphic, clastic

• metamorphic, volcanic, inorganic

• volcanic, mineral rock, nonmineral rock

• clastic, chemical, organic

Define cementation.

• The process of melting particles together to form a solid mass.
• The process in which dissolved minerals crystalize and glue particles of sediment together.

• The process of separating particles to form a solid mass.
• The process of evaporating particles to form a solid mass.

What type of rock requires heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary rock
• Igneous rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock

What type of rock requires the process of weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation?

• Volcanic rock
• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock

What type of igneous rock is found inside the Earth?

• Lava
• Extrusive

• Sedimentary rock
• Intrusive