Types of Rocks and Rock Cycle

The series of changes that rocks undergo

• texture

• composition

• the rock cycle

• metamorphic

rocks that form from cooled magma or lava

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• molten rock

rock that forms from rock sediments that are pressed tightly and cemented together

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• molten rock

Tags

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rocks that have changed due to heat and/or pressure

• sedimentary

• igenous

• metamorphic

• molten rock

forms as magma slowly cools inside the Earth allowing for large crystal growth

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

forms when lava cools quickly above the Earth's surface ; does not allow for much crystal growth

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

small grains and fragments of weathered rock

• strata

• mineral

• texture

• sediments

Tags

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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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock