Rock Cycle

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The ______________ is the process that makes and recycles rocks. It's the name of the rocks and the processes that form them.

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Rock cycle

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major classes of rock?

Igneous

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Jutsu

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Metamorphic

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Sedimenatary

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Jutsu

Front

What type of rock is formed when lava is cooled and hardened?

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Igneous

Front

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale, shale into slate, and slate into magma.

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Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting

Front

Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?

• Crystals
• Fossils
• Gas bubbles
• Glassy surface

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Fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?

Fossils

,

Gas bubbles

,

Glassy surface

,

Ribbon-like layers

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Ribbon-like layers

Front

What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other material into sedimentary rock?

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Compacting and cementing

Front

What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?

Back

Heat and pressure

Front

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform magma into granite, granite into sand, and sand into sandstone.

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Cooling; weathering and erosion, compacting and cementing

Front

Which characteristic is common to extrusive igneous rocks?

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Glassy surface