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Rocks Anticipation Guide
Directions: Write true or false on the line in front of each statement. DO NOT write T or F on the
provided lines!!
1. ________ When studying a rock sample, geologists observe the rock’s texture, origin, and
mineral composition.
2. ________ The texture of a rock is the way it smells and feels.
3. ________ A rock is a hard piece of Earth’s crust.
4. ________ The three kinds of rocks are basalt, granite, and quartz.
5. ________ Sedimentary rocks are formed from magma or lava.
6. ________ Igneous rocks are formed through a process of weathering, erosion, deposition,
compaction, and cementation.
7. ________ Metamorphic rocks are formed through a process of extreme heat, extreme pressure or
a chemical reaction.
8. ________ The three types of sedimentary rocks are clastic, organic and chemical..
9. ________Metamorphic rocks are classified by their texture, origin and mineral composition.
10. ________ Geologists classify metamorphic rock according to to whether the rock is foliated or
nonfoliated.
11. ________ Most sedimentary rocks are formed from sediment that is compressed and cemented
together.
12. ________ Any kind of rock can change into any other kind of rock.