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Visual Worksheet: Rock Types (with Solutions)

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Definition:
  Rocks which have been
altered from an
  earlier state through the
presence of pressure or
heat.
Description:
  Crystalline, strong, shiny
and hard.
  
Definition:
  Rocks formed from
sediments that have built
up over a long period of
time, usually under water.
Examples:
  Chalk, sandstone, shale
and limestone.
Examples:
  Granite, basalt, gabbro
and obsidian.
Description:
  Hard, layered, foliating
and interlocking.
  
 Definition:
 Rocks formed when
molten rock (magma) cools
and solidifies underneath
the earth’s crust.
Description:
  Dusty, layered, porous
and grainy.
  
Examples:
  Marble, slate, quartzite
and anthracite.
Activity Instructions: 
1. Cut out the boxes on page 1
2. Stick them underneath the correct
rock type in the table on page 2
3. Use page 3 to check your answers
Sort &
Review
Rock Types
Name: Date: Class:
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Definition:
  Rocks which have been
altered from an
  earlier state through the
presence of pressure or
heat.
Description:
  Crystalline, strong, shiny
and hard.
  
Definition:
  Rocks formed from
sediments that have built
up over a long period of
time, usually under water.
Examples:
  Chalk, sandstone, shale
and limestone.
Examples:
  Granite, basalt, gabbro
and obsidian.
Description:
  Hard, layered, foliating
and interlocking.
  
 Definition:
 Rocks formed when
molten rock (magma) cools
and solidifies underneath
the earth’s crust.
Description:
  Dusty, layered, porous
and grainy.
  
Examples:
  Marble, slate, quartzite
and anthracite.
Activity Instructions: 
1. Cut out the boxes on page 1
2. Stick them underneath the correct
rock type in the table on page 2
3. Use page 3 to check your answers
Sort &
Review
Rock Types
Name: Date: Class:
Page 1
Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous
Date: Class: Name:
Page 2
Sort &Review
Rock Types
Activity Instructions: 
1. Cut out the boxes on page 1
2. Stick them underneath the correct rock
type in the table on page 2
3. Use page 3 to check your answers
Page 3


Definition:
  Rocks which have been
altered from an
  earlier state through the
presence of pressure or
heat.
Description:
  Crystalline, strong, shiny
and hard.
  
Definition:
  Rocks formed from
sediments that have built
up over a long period of
time, usually under water.
Examples:
  Chalk, sandstone, shale
and limestone.
Examples:
  Granite, basalt, gabbro
and obsidian.
Description:
  Hard, layered, foliating
and interlocking.
  
 Definition:
 Rocks formed when
molten rock (magma) cools
and solidifies underneath
the earth’s crust.
Description:
  Dusty, layered, porous
and grainy.
  
Examples:
  Marble, slate, quartzite
and anthracite.
Activity Instructions: 
1. Cut out the boxes on page 1
2. Stick them underneath the correct
rock type in the table on page 2
3. Use page 3 to check your answers
Sort &
Review
Rock Types
Name: Date: Class:
Page 1
Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous
Date: Class: Name:
Page 2
Sort &Review
Rock Types
Activity Instructions: 
1. Cut out the boxes on page 1
2. Stick them underneath the correct rock
type in the table on page 2
3. Use page 3 to check your answers
Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous
Definition:
  Rocks formed from
sediments that have built
up over a long period of
time, usually under water.
 Definition:
 Rocks which have been
altered from an
 earlier state through the
presence of pressure or
heat.
Definition:
 Rocks formed when
molten rock (magma) cools
and solidifies underneath
the earth’s crust.
Examples:
 Chalk, sandstone, shale
and limestone.
Examples:
 Marble, slate, quartzite
and anthracite.
 Examples:
 Granite, basalt, gabbro
and obsidian.
Description:
  Dusty, layered, porous
and grainy.
  
Description:
 Hard, layered, foliating
and interlocking.
 
Description:
 Crystalline, strong, shiny
and hard.
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