The 3 Types of Rock

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The 3 Types of Rock
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Lets Practice.

• 1. Is It a Rock?
• Write down the names of the following items that
  you believe are rocks
• 2. Explain your thinking. What rule or
  reasoning did you use to decide if something is a
  rock?

Cement block Piece of clay pot Coal
Dried mud Coral brick
Hardened lava Limestone A gravestone
Asphalt (road tar) Iron ore Marble statue
Glass Concrete granite
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A
B
H
I
C
G
D
F
E
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Igneous Rock

• Rock that forms when hot, liquid rock, or
  __________, cools and solidifies.
• Examples

magma
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Sedimentary Rock
sediment

• Forms when layers of _________ are compacted and
  cemented together.
• Most noticeable feature layers, or _______.
• Examples

strata
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Metamorphic Rock

• Metamorphism means ____________.
• The structure, texture, or composition (what its
  made of) of the rock has changed.

to change
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