Types of Rocks Lesson

Which type of rock forms from cooling and hardening?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

This is Gabbro. This is an _________________ igneous rock because the big mineral grains show that it cooled very slowly.

• intrusive

• extrusive

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

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Sedimentary

• Minerals

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.

• Pumice

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Marble

rocks form from the cooling and hardening of molten magma.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

rocks form from the cooling and hardening of molten magma.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

How are rocks classified?

• Based on how they are formed

• What color they are

• What they are shaped like

• Where they are found

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

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary