Exploring Rocks!
A Grade 2 science worksheet to introduce students to the three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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Exploring Rocks!
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What are rocks?
Rocks are all around us! They are made of different minerals and can be many shapes, sizes, and colors. There are three main types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.
1. Which type of rock is formed from melted rock (magma or lava) that cools and hardens?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
All of the above
2. Which type of rock is formed when layers of sand, mud, and tiny bits of rock get pressed together over a long time?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Volcanic
3. Rocks are made of different .
4. The three main types of rocks are Igneous, Sedimentary, and .
5. Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks are changed by heat and pressure.
True
False
6. Name one place where you might find igneous rocks.