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Stack #4645984
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This rock forms when melted rock (magma or lava) cools and hardens | igneous |
| Granite and basalt are common examples of this rock | igneous |
| This rock can form inside the Earth or on the Earth's surface | igneous |
| This rock forms when magma cools slowly underground and creates large crystals | igneous |
| This rock forms when lava cools quickly and creates small crystals | igneous |
| The name of this rock comes from a word meaning fire | igneous |
| Volcanoes often create this type of rock | igneous |
| Obsidian is an example of this glassy type of rock | igneous |
| Pumice is a light example of this rock that can float on water | igneous |
| This rock forms when heat and pressure change other rocks | metamorphic |
| The word morph in the name of this rock means change | metamorphic |
| This rock often has streaks or bands of color | metamorphic |
| Marble is an example of this rock | metamorphic |
| Slate is another example of this rock | metamorphic |
| This rock usually forms deep underground where heat and pressure are strong | metamorphic |
| Heat and pressure can change the size and shape of crystals in this rock | metamorphic |
| This rock begins as another type of rock before changing | metamorphic |
| Fossils are rarely found in this rock because heat and pressure destroy them | metamorphic |
| This rock is often harder than the rock it formed from | metamorphic |
| This rock forms from small pieces of rock called sediment | sedimentary |
| Water, wind, and ice can move the materials that form this rock | sedimentary |
| This rock often forms in layers | sedimentary |
| Fossils are commonly found in this rock | sedimentary |
| Sandstone and limestone are examples of this rock | sedimentary |
| This rock forms when sediments are pressed and cemented together | sedimentary |
| This rock often forms at the bottom of oceans, lakes, or rivers | sedimentary |
| Weathering creates the sediments that form this rock | sedimentary |
| Erosion carries the sediments that later form this rock | sedimentary |
| Deposition happens when sediments settle and form this rock | sedimentary |
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