Types of Rocks Review

A sedimentary rock that is often mined for and can be used for fuel is

• Quartz

• Coal

• Conglomerate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This is Conglomerate. This is a ____________ rock because sediment has been compacted and cemented together to form this rock.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of rocks?

• Sedimentary

• Minerals

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If I have a rock with wavy layers, what type of rock is it most likely to be?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

Which type of rock forms from cooling and hardening?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Which is the only type of rock that can contain fossils?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

__________ rocks have very shiny crystals.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Why will intrusive igneous rocks have big mineral grains?

• magma cools very slowly and big crystals form

• there is a lot of heat and pressure added to the rock

• water deposits large minerals near a volcano

• lava cools very quickly on the surface of the Earth

Sedimentary rock is formed from_________.

• cooling of magma or lava

• melting

• compacting and cementing

• heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4