Rocks Reading Comprehension

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Boring Rock

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This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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 process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____

• The rock cycle
• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Composition

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The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sand

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How do extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks?

• Extrusive rocks are larger in size.

• Intrusive rocks break down quicker.

• Extrusive rocks are arranged in layers.

• Intrusive rocks have larger crystals.

In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2