Igneous and Sedimentary Review

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes

• How they form

• Mineral bands

• Where they form

Fossils are often found in this rock.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Rock that are made of layers of compressed and cemented sediments are called...

• regular sedimentary rock

• chemical sedimentary rock

• clastic sedimentary rock

• foliated metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This part of the rock forming process is from the weight of new sediment layers being deposited on top of older layers.

• erosion

• compaction

• pressure

• weathering

The process of sediments sticking together due to dissolved minerals crystallizing around the sediments is called...

• rock gluing

• cooling and crystallization

• cementation

• heat and pressure

The cooled and hardened lava from volcanoes forms what rock type?

• extrusive igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• intrusive igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

• lava

• magma

• igneous rock

• minerals

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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