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Types of Rocks
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What kind of rock is this?
metamorphic
sedimentary
heavy metal
igneous
2
Where do we find rocks?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
3
Heat helps form which types of rocks?
sedimentary and metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
igneous and metamorphic
4
What kind of rock is this?
igneous
metamorphic
cement
sedimentary
5
Luster is one of the properties geologists use to test minerals.
False
True
6
What's the difference between a rock and mineral?
Minerals are prettier.
Rocks are harder.
Minerals are nonliving.
Rocks are made of minerals.
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What do all rocks have in common?
THey are the same color.
They are the same shape.
They are the same size.
They are made of minerals.
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What characteristic was used to group 3 types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
hardness
how much they weigh
color
how they formed
9
Granite is a rock formed from cooling magma. Which type of rock is it?
metamorphic
marble
sedimentary
igneous
10
Weathering and erosion are part of the rock cycle.
False
True
11
In what type of rock are you most likely to find a fossil?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
mineral
12
Igneous rocks will always remain igneous rocks.
True
False
13
Where are rocks of different types and ages found?
In dry areas
Under some oceans
Only on continents
Everywhere on Earth
14
Particles of plants or rock deposited due to wind and water, then pressure creates what?
sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks
weathering
metamorphic rocks
15
What is the Mohs scale used for?
Testing the taste of rocks
Testing the size of rocks
Testing the cost of rocks
Testing the hardness of rocks
16
Which of these are properties geologists use to test minerals?
Streak
Hardness
Color
All of them
17
What is the main reason rocks break down and change shape?
melting and cooling
weathering and erosion
cool and harden
heat and pressure
18
Which type of rock is formed from lava which has cooled and hardened?
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Layered rocks
19
Sedimentary rocks can become metamorphic rocks.
True
False
20
Which type of rock is transformed into a new rock because of heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Minerals
Igneous Rocks
