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Types of Rocks

Quiz by Malak Abuzneid

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  • Q1
    Three types of rocks
    Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
    30s
  • Q2
    Two types of igneous rocks
    extrusive and intrusive
    30s
  • Q3
    Three types of sedimentary rocks
    clastic, chemical, organic
    30s
  • Q4
    Two types of metamorphic rocks
    foliated and nonfoliated
    30s
  • Q5
    Sedimentary Formation
    Rocks that form from pieces of other rocks that were eroded & weathered
    30s
  • Q6
    Igneous Formation
    Rocks that form from molten rock (magma)
    30s
  • Q7
    Metamorphic Formation
    Rocks that are formed due to intense heat and pressure
    30s
  • Q8
    Extrusive Igneous (description)Rocks that form when molten rock reaches the earth's surface and cools (OUTSIDE THE EARTH)
    Rocks that form when molten rock reaches the earth's surface and cools (OUTSIDE THE EARTH)
    30s
  • Q9
    Intrusive Igneous (description)
    Molten rock that cools & hardens before it reaches the surface (INSIDE THE EARTH)
    30s
  • Q10
    Clastic Sedimentary (description)
    Sedimentary rocks that have been formed from the pieces of other rocks
    30s
  • Q11
    Chemical Sedimentary (description)
    Sedimentary rocks that form when minerals crystallize outside of water
    30s
  • Q12
    Organic Sedimentary (description)
    Rock that formed from the remains of living things.
    30s
  • Q13
    Foliated Metamorphic (description)
    When rocks are exposed to extreme pressure that mainly goes in ONE DIRECTION, they stretch the minerals into long layers/bands.
    30s
  • Q14
    Nonfoliated Metamorphic (description)
    Forms when pressure is spread equally, so they don't form any bands.
    30s
  • Q15
    What do ripple marks, cross-bedding, & mud cracks tell us about sedimentary rocks?
    What used to be there (water was once there); how they formed (water or wind moving sediment)
    30s

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