Rock Types

Which is NOT a type of rock?

• Biotic

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

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INTRUSIVE igneous rock is formed......

• inside

• outside

• in water

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Which is NOT a type of sedimentary rock?

• sandstone

• limestone

• obsidian

• shale

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Intense pressure and/or intense heat forms what type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What type of rock is SANDSTONE?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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Compaction is used in forming which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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What type of igneous rock is formed when lava cools quickly OUTSIDE a volcano?

• Intrusive

• clastic

• extrusive

When broken pieces of other rocks are squeezed together. This is called...

• cementation

• compaction

• cremation

• circulation

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When lava cools SLOWLY the rock formed tends to have what characteristic?

• Smooth surfaces

• large crystal formations

• vesicular ( air holes or bubbles)

• A glassy apperance

Cementation means to .....

• separate different sediments

• smash together sediments

• glue sediments together

• melt sediments into one piece

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