Igneous Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

How many categories of rock did we learn about?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How are metamorphic rocks created?

• heat and pressure

• erosion

• slow cooling

• earth decay

How are igneous rocks produced?

• rocks smashed together

• magma or hardened lava

• from fossils

• from heat and pressure

How are igneous rocks made?

• A solid rock breaks apart.

• A hot liquid changes state into a solid rock.

• Rocks come together in layers.

• Rocks change by extreme heat and pressure.

Which type of igneous rock forms on the Earth's surface?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Compact

• Dense

Granite is an example of which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive igneous

• Intrusive igneous

What is molten rock?

• frozen rocks

• mixed rocks

• rocks that are split

• melted rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which one is TRUE?

• Igneous rocks are formed by lava or magma

• Metamorphic rocks were once igneous, sedimentary or another metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rocks are formed in layers

• All of the above

These rocks are formed by magma or lava.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

A sedimentary rock can turn into...

• An igneous rock

• A metamorphic rock

• A sedimentary rock can't change

• Another sedimentary rock