Rock Types

Formed by extreme heat and pressure

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Includes clastic, organic, and chemical

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Granite

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Form at the surface of the earth

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is checkerboard mesa in Zion National Park. What type of rock is shown?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Marble and slate are examples of ______ rocks.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Granite is an example of a _________rock

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What type of rock is pictured?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone and Limestone are examples of _______ rocks.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Form from cooling magma or lava

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic