Exploring Types of Rocks

Exploring Types of Rocks

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There are three main types of rocks found on Earth, each formed in a different way:

Igneous Rocks: Formed when molten rock (magma or lava) cools and solidifies.

Sedimentary Rocks: Formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediments (pieces of other rocks, minerals, or organic matter).

Metamorphic Rocks: Formed when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.

1. Which type of rock is formed from molten rock that cools and hardens?

2. Fossils are most commonly found in which type of rock?

3. When magma cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, it forms   igneous rocks.

4. Sediments are carried by wind, water, and ice, and then deposited in layers to form   rocks.

5. Intense heat and   can transform existing rocks into metamorphic rocks.

6. All rocks are made of the same minerals.

7. The rock cycle describes how rocks are continuously formed, broken down, and reformed.

8. Describe one way an igneous rock can change into a sedimentary rock.

9. Explain the difference between magma and lava.

Match each rock type with its description.