Download Tree Diagram Types of Rocks

Tree Diagram
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Types of Rocks
topic heading:
Types of Rocks
SEDIMENTARY
IGNEOUS
METAMORPHIC
formed from
pieces of other
rocks or from
parts of animals
or plants
formed from
magma
(hot liquid rock)
formed when
other rocks
have been
heated or twisted
inside the Earth
for example
for example
for example
group
headings:
SEDIMENTARY
examples and
descriptions:
mudstone
formed from
grains of mud
mudstone
basalt
formed from
grains of mud
formed from
the lava of a
volcano
marble
formed when
limestone is
heated
leader lines
show where
each example
belongs:
IGNEOUS
limestone
granite
slate
formed from
sea shells
formed from
magma deep
in the Earth
formed when
mudstone is
heated
© Steve Moline (Black Cockatoo), 2010. This page may be reproduced for classroom use only.
basalt
granite
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