Question

Which are major types of rocks ? Name them.​

Answer 1

Rocks are not all the same!

The three main types, or classes, of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous and the differences among them have to do with how they are formed. Sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments of material.

Answer 2

Part of Hall of Planet Earth. There are three kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form when molten rock (magma or lava) cools and solidifies. Sedimentary rocks originate when particles settle out of water or air, or by precipitation of minerals from water.

*Sedimentary rock.

*Mineral.

*Metamorphic rock.

*Igneous rock.

*Geochronology.

*Coal.

*Loess.