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Grade 6 Rocks
What are the three major types of rocks?
  1. solid, liquid, gas
  2. igneous, sedimentary, limestone
  3. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
  4. lava, magma, mantle
Grade 6 Rocks
Use the rock cycle diagram to answer the question.
Rock Cycle Diagram With Text Labels - Small
What forms when sediment is cemented together?
  1. magma
  2. igneous rock
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. metamorphic rock
Grade 6 Rocks
Which type of rock is shown?
Rock - Igneous - Scoria
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
Grade 6 Rocks
Which of the following are examples of sedimentary rocks?
  1. marble, slate, quartzite
  2. limestone, coal, sandstone
  3. granite, basalt, pumice
Grade 6 Rocks
Rocks that cool and harden from a molten state are
  1. sedimentary rocks.
  2. igneous rocks.
  3. metamorphic rocks.
Grade 6 Rocks
Which of the following are examples of igneous rock?
  1. marble, slate, quartzite
  2. limestone, coal, sandstone
  3. granite, basalt, pumice
Grade 6 Rocks
In what type of rock can you sometimes find fossils?
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
  4. lava
Grade 6 Rocks
What geological processes change pieces of rocks, minerals, and other materials into sedimentary rock?
  1. Cooling
  2. Heat and pressure
  3. Compacting and cementing
  4. Melting
Grade 6 Rocks
This type of rock is often formed in layers.
  1. Sedimentary Rocks
  2. Igneous Rocks
  3. Metamorphic Rocks
Grade 6 Rocks
Rocks formed when other rocks are changed by heat and pressure are classified as
  1. sedimentary rock.
  2. igneous rock.
  3. metamorphic rock.
Grade 6 Rocks
Which type of rock is crystallized from melted rock?
  1. sedimentary
  2. igneous
  3. metamorphic
  4. chemical
Grade 6 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock shown?
Rock - Metamorphic - Gneiss
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
Grade 6 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock shown?
Rock - Sedimentary - Conglomerate
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
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