Rocks

Rocks are

• Solid collections of minerals

• Liquid
• Man-made
• Animals

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Choose the three rock types:

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Limestone
• Granite
• Metamorphic

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Igneous rocks are formed from

• cooling and solidification of magma or lava
• sublimation of carbon dioxide
• compression of sediment
• freezing and evaporation of water

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True or false:
Igneous rocks are easy to break

• False
• True

Which of the following describes igneous rocks?

• Have crystalline structure (interlocking crystals)

• Formed from sedimentary rocks
• Result of metamorphism
• Created by weathering and erosion

Rocks that are formed after lava has erupted-

Rocks that are formed underground as magma-

Which of the below is an extrusive rock?

• Granite
• Obsidian
• Gabbro
• Basalt

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?

• Coal
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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