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Rock Cycle (lesson)

Rock Cycle (lesson)

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-LS4-1

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Standards-aligned

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Rebecca Keith

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25 Slides • 36 Questions

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What are the 3 types of rocks? (select 3 answers)

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metamorphic

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sedementary

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balsamic

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igneous

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What are the 3 types of rocks? (select 3 answers)

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metamorphic

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sedementary

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balsamic

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igneous

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The process in which rocks change from one type to another is called the -

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metamorphic cycle

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rock cycle

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water cycle

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convection cycle

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The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals is called -

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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The action that moves soil, rocks and dissolved minerals from one location to another is called -

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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The action in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to landforms is called -

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?
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Compacting and Cementing

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Cooling

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Heat and Pressure

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Melting

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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​Rocks

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Metamorphic rocks are changed as a result of ______ and ______. (select 2 answers)

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heat

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pressure

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cementation

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compactions

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This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentar

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Multiple Choice

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

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This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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In order for sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?

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compaction

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intrusion

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oxidation

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metamorphism

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This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
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Igneous Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?
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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Magma

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A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sediments

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When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?

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Erosion

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Compaction

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Weathering

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Deposition

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The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Lava

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Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Compaction

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Multiple Choice

How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

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Weathering and Erosion

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Compaction and Cementation

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Heat and Pressurew

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Melting and cooling

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When particles are eroded and moved, they are eventually laid down in a process called: 
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deposition

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weathering

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supposition

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refraction

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Multiple Choice

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Organic

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Metamorphic

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Multiple Choice

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

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Multiple Choice

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This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentar

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called...

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

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The process by which sediments move from one place to another from wind or rain is called...

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Multiple Choice

What causes igneous rocks to form?

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Erosion and Weathering

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Cooling of magma or lava

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Heat and Pressure

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what is the rock cycle.

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molten rock that is stored underground.

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rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

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a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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