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Grade 6 Rocks
What are the three major types of rock?
  1. granite, sandstone, gneiss
  2. igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
  3. conglomerate, shale, gypsum
  4. magma, ash, dust
Grade 6 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock shown?
Rock - Igneous - Gabbro
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
Grade 6 Rocks
Which is a metamorphic rock?
  1. shale
  2. granite
  3. slate
  4. pumice
Grade 6 Rocks
Which title best describes the diagram?
Rock Cycle Diagram With Text Labels - Small
  1. Geologic Time
  2. The Rock Cycle
  3. Rocks and Minerals
  4. Earth's Spheres
Grade 6 Rocks
What kind of rocks are produced by volcanic eruptions?
  1. detrital
  2. foliated
  3. organic
  4. extrusive
Grade 6 Rocks
The melting of rock forms what substance?
  1. Lava
  2. Sediment
  3. Pebbles
  4. Magma
Grade 6 Rocks
What geological process can change any type of rock into sediment?
  1. Cooling
  2. Heat and pressure
  3. Melting
  4. Weathering and erosion
Grade 6 Rocks
Which word or phrase best completes box B on the diagram?
Rock Cycle Diagram With Letters #1
  1. magma
  2. sediments
  3. igneous rock
  4. sedimentary rock
  5. metamorphic rock
Grade 6 Rocks
The rock cycle is NOT used to illustrate the
  1. different types of rocks.
  2. process of rocks changing from one type to another.
  3. relationships of rocks to other rocks.
  4. journey of a rock.
Grade 6 Rocks
How are igneous rocks formed?
  1. Pressure and heat changes a rock
  2. Dirt settles on the bottom of a lake or ocean and is pushed together
  3. Liquid lava or magma that cools over time
  4. Plants or animals become covered in dirt, pressed down, and preserved
Grade 6 Rocks
Which of these is not a type of rock?
  1. Igneous
  2. Metamorphic
  3. Sedimentary
  4. Quartz
Grade 6 Rocks
What is the largest rock called?
  1. Boulder
  2. Pebble
  3. Clay
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