Earth Layers Rocks and Minerals

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava
• Magma
• Mineral Crystals
• Igneous Rocks

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

• Marble

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

_______ 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks

Conglomerate forms from pebbles that are cemented together. Which type of rock is this?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic