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Types of Rocks

Types of Rocks. By Thais Pizarro. Vocabulary. Igneous rocks are formed when melted rock (lava) cools and hardens. Metamorphic rocks form deep inside the Earth when rocks are put under high temperature & pressure.

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Types of Rocks

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  1. Types of Rocks By Thais Pizarro

  2. Vocabulary • Igneous rocks are formed when melted rock (lava) cools and hardens. • Metamorphic rocks form deep inside the Earth when rocks are put under high temperature & pressure. • Sedimentary rocks form when wind or water break down other rocks or organic matter and then deposit the pieces on top of each other like layers.

  3. This type of rock forms deep inside Earth under extreme pressure and temperature. Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

  4. This type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens. Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

  5. This type of rock forms when pieces of other rocks are deposited into layers. Metamorphic Igneous Sedimentary

  6. Sandstone is an example of a sedimentary rock?

  7. Granite is an example of a metamorphic rock?

  8. Obsidian is an example of an igneous rock?

  9. Slate is an example of a metamorphic rock?

  10. Marble is an example of a sedimentary rock?

  11. Rocks can change from one type to another in what we call the rock cycle?

  12. If a metamorphic rock is melted and then cooled it will change into a ________. Sedimentary rock Igneous rock

  13. If a sedimentary rock is put under extreme heat and pressure it will change into a ________. Metamorphic rock Igneous rock

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