3 types of rocks

What is the part of the Earth composed of rock and minerals.

What is the geosphere composed of?

• a) Water and air

• b) Rock and minerals

• c) Plants and animals

How are igneous rocks formed?

• a) From the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

• b) From the deposition and cementation of mineral or organic particles

• c) From the transformation of existing rocks under heat and pressure

What are the three main types of rocks?

• a) Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

• b) Granite, basalt, and marble

• c) Sandstone, limestone, and shale

is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals.

• rock
• Grains

• Petrology

can be different in color, texture, and sizes

What is the scientific study of rocks?

are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

• Sedimentary rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

Igneous rock can be classified into

2 types

forms when magma makes its way to Earth's surface as lava and then cools.

• Intrusive igneous rocks

• Extrusive igneous rocks