Rocks

• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Rock made from pieces of rocks (sediments)

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Rock formed by heat and pressure underground

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Only rock that contains fossils

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

May have bands or ribbons

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

How do geologists classify rocks?

• by color

• by grain size

• by chemical composition

• by how they form

True or False?  Rocks can be classified solely based on their color.

• True

• False

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1