Grade 3 Rocks Review

SET 1

100

What are the three types of rocks?

 igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

200

.................was once magma that then cools and hardens outside of a volcano to form igneous rock?

 lava

300

............ is the unending process in which rocks may change from one type to another?

 the rock cycle

400

..............are the remains of plants and animals that can often be found in sedimentary rocks?

 fossils

SET 2

100

This type of rock is formed by underground heat and pressure

metamorphic

200

Rocks from volcanoes always look the same.

True /false

 false

300

Sedimentary rocks have pieces of sediment in them that are pressed together. true / false

TRUE

400

You will often find sand, pebbles, and fossils in this type of rock

SEDIMENTARY 

SET 3

100

All types of rocks can become metamorphic during the rock cycle: sedimentary, igneous, AND metamorphic

TRUE/ FALSE

TRUE

200

Sedimentary rocks have pieces of sediment in them that are pressed together. true / false

true?

300

You can usually find sedimentary rocks near water.

What is true?

400

You can usually find sedimentary rocks near a volcano.

What is false?