Rocks and Rock Cycle

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Primary environmental impact in the opal extraction process.

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Local vegetation is damaged or removed.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Secondary environmental impact in the opal extraction process.

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Animals move to new locations in search of food sources.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What transforms metamorphic rock into igneous rock? Options: heat and pressure, melting and cooling, pressure and melting, deposition and cementation.

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melting and cooling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is number 1?

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weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is number 2?

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cooling/crystallization

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What is number 3?

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melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is number 4?

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heat pressure

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Processes involved in the rock cycle include: erosion, weathering, compaction. Which one is not included?

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condensation

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In the rock cycle, this is when sediments are placed into a new location to eventually become new sedimentary rock.

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deposition

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Which step of the rock cycle is shown in the oval marked D?

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igneous