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ROCKS
Practice Quiz
The TYPES
1. When magma or lava cools and hardens,
it forms _______________ rock.
2. Heat and pressure deep beneath the
Earth’s surface it forms________________
rock.
3. Erosion, compaction and cementation
of rock pieces forms ____________ rock.
SEDIMENTARY SUB-types
4. When minerals are deposited onto rock,
it is known as this sub-type of sedimentary
rock.
5. If a fossil found in a rock, it is known as
this sub-type of sedimentary rock.
6. When eroded grains of rock are
cemented together, it is known as this subtype of sedimentary rock.
IGNEOUS SUB-types
7. Magma creates this
igneous rock sub-type.
8. Lava creates this igneous
rock sub-type.
METAMORPHIC SUB-types
9. When minerals form “banding”
in a rock, it is known as this
metamorphic rock sub-type.
10. When tiny crystal minerals are
evenly distributed in a
metamorphic rock, it is known as
this sub-type.
The CYCLE: Name the missing rock types.
#11
#12
#13
NAME THAT ROCK!
Type and Sub-Type
#14
#17
#15
#18
#16
NAME THAT ROCK!
#19
#20
Hint: Not granite
Key
1.
Igneous
11. Igneous
2.
Metamorphic
12. Metamorphic
3.
Sedimentary
13. Sedimentary
4.
Chemical
14. Sed-Detrital-Sandstone
5.
Organic
15. Ign-Extrusive-Obsidian
6.
Detrital
16. Ign-Intrusive-Granite
7.
Intrusive
17. Meta- foliated-Phyllite
8.
Extrusive
18. Meta- foliated- Gneiss
9.
Foliated
19. Sed- Organic- Limestone
10. Non foliated
20. Igneous- intrusive-Gabbro