Type of Rock
Name the three types of Rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary
A solid structure made of atoms arranged in repeating geometric patterns
What is a Crystal
Sedimentary Rocks can contain fossils
True
This rock forms when sediment layers are compacted and cemented together
What is Sedimentary
Name one way sedimentary Rock can form
What is Physical
This type of rock can contain fossils.
What is Sedimentary
A substance made of crystals and has a specific chemical composition and specific geometric shape.
What is a mineral
Igneous Rocks are NOT formed from melted rock?
False
This rock forms from extreme heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic
Name another way sedimentary rock can form
What is chemical
This type of rock can appear smooth or bumpy with large crystals
What is Igneous
The continuous process of rocs changing from one form to another?
What is the Rock Cycle
The rock cycle never ends?
True
Igneous rock forms when magma or lava:
What is cools and solidifies
Name one type of sedimentary rock formed by Physical Sedimentation
What is Sandstone or Breccia
This type of rock has wavy layers that can look distorted.
What is Metamorphic.
This type of Igneous rock forms when Magma cools slowly on the inside of the earth?
What is Intrusive
Magma that has reached the Earth's surface is called Basalt
False
Name an example of a Metamorphic rock
What is Marble, Gneiss
Name a type of Sedimentary rock formed from Chemical sedimentation
Halite or Limestone
What is your favorite type of rock and why?
Answers will vary
This type of Igneous rock forms when magma cools quickly.
What is Extrusive
What is the correct answer to the last question? (Magma that has reached Earth's surface)
What is Lava
Name an example of an Igneous Rock
What is Basalt or Pumice
What is a Geologist