Rock Cycle Review

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Which statement best describes the relationship between igneous and metamorphic rocks?

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Igneous rocks are chemically changed into metamorphic rocks because of high temperature and pressure.

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Which group has the best response explaining how weathering, erosion, and deposition are essential to the rock cycle? Options: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4.

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Group 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Where did Jasmine make a mistake in the flow chart about sedimentary rock?

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Deposition must occur before sediment is cemented.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Sequence of numbers to describe how lava changes into metamorphic rock.

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4, 3, 1, 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship among tectonic plate motion, the rock cycle and subsurface geologic events?

• At divergent plate boundaries, hot magma rises to the surface as plates push apart forming mid-ocean ridges made up of igneous rock.
• At divergent plate boundaries, two plates merge and hot magma rises to the surface creating new igneous crust.
• At convergent plate boundaries, lithospheric plates move away from each other producing volcanic activity with magma eruptions made up of igneous rock.
• At convergent plate boundaries, sedimentary rock sinks into the Earth's outer core and the intense pressure reorganizes matter resulting in large igneous rock.

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At divergent plate boundaries, hot magma rises to the surface as plates push apart forming mid-ocean ridges made up of igneous rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which of the following statements best describes how metamorphic rock is formed?

• High temperature and intense pressure may transform an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock with banded layers.
• Low temperature and intense pressure may transform a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock with banded layers.
• High temperature and low pressure from Earth's core may transform an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock with banded layers.
• Low temperature and low pressure may transform an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock with banded layers.

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High temperature and intense pressure may transform an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock with banded layers.

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Which process is most responsible for producing the landscape of Florida's beaches?

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deposition, compaction

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What kind of investigation is the manager conducting when he notices different volumes of crushed rock from two identical rock containers?

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Experiment where he manipulated the variables to yield different volumes in each container.

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Which situation best describes the chemical weathering process of sedimentary rock?

• Sedimentary sandstone is carried away by water along the bedrock of a stream.
• Sedimentary sandstone allows water to freeze and thaw inside its cracks.
• Sedimentary limestone cliffs are battered by strong ocean waves.
• Sedimentary limestone is exposed to acid rain at the top of a mountain.

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Sedimentary limestone is exposed to acid rain at the top of a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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Scientists use a special computer that generates models of complex Earth systems interactions. Which statement is least likely to describe how information from an Earth Systems computer model might be used?

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Information may be used to visualize a concept and transfer information to other disciplines within the earth sciences.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-ETS1-4