Rocks and The Rock Cycle

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What type of rock is basalt?

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Igneous rock.

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What is a rock formed from fragments of other rocks called?

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Sedimentary rock.

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What is the process called when minerals crystallize from water into the spaces between sediment grains?

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Cementation.

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What is the result of weathering and erosion of metamorphic rock?

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Sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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True or False: Igneous rock becomes metamorphic rock by melting and cooling.

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False.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

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What process transforms sediment into sedimentary rock?

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Lithification.

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What is the primary agent of erosion?

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Water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation and transformation between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is metamorphism?

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The process by which existing rocks are changed into metamorphic rocks due to heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.