Exit Ticket 5: Rock Cycle Part 1

Rocks are mainly classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic based on:

Which type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and hardens?

Which type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together in layers?

Which type of rock forms when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure deep underground, without melting?

Rocks that form from molten material that cooled below Earth’s surface are called:

Rocks that form from molten material that cooled on Earth’s surface are called:

Which rock type would most likely contain fossils of once-living organisms?

Which process breaks down any rock into smaller pieces called sediment?

In your own words, explain how sedimentary rock forms.
Use the words sediment and compaction and cementation in your answer.

In your own words, explain how metamorphic rock forms.
Use the words heat and pressure in your answer.