Rock Identification

Name this rock. It cools extremely fast.

• Pumice

• Granite

• Rhyolite

• Obsidian

This rock forms from sand-sized sediments in an aquatic environment.

• Siltstone

• Shale

• Breccia

• Sandstone

This sedimentary rock is formed when rounded sediments are glued together.

• Breccia

• Conglomerate

• Sandstone

• Siltstone

This rock was formed from limestone.

• Rock Salt

• Marble

• Quartzite

• Rock Gypsum

A characteristic used to determine the type of mineral is:

• Shape

• Structure

• Cleavage & Fracture

• Pattern

A characteristic used to determine a type of mineral is

• Shape

• Structure

• Cleavage & Fracture

• Pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This rock is formed as a result of high grade metamorphism.

• Marble

• Slate

• Gneiss

• Phyllite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock forms deep inside the Earth from felsic magma that cools slowly.

• Rhyolite

• Granite

• Diorite

• Pumice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock is made up entirely of cemented marine shells.

• Limestone

• Coquina

• Slate

• Shale

This is a low grade metamorphic rock, whose parent rock is shale.

• Marble

• Anthracite coal

• Slate

• Basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1