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Earth's big recycling system (rock cycle)

Earth's big recycling system (rock cycle)

Assessment

Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mario Cassase

Used 9+ times

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1 Slide • 20 Questions

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Drag and Drop

cannot be created or destoyed
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Matter
Rocks
Animals
Air

3

Drag and Drop

is basically tiny pieces of rock formed by weathering and erosion
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Sediment
magma
fossils
volcano

4

Hotspot

Select the types of rock that can be converted INTO "MAGMA"

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Hotspot

Select the types of rock that can be converted INTO "SEDIMENT"

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Hotspot

Select the types of rock that can be formed FROM "Magma"

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Hotspot

Select the types of rock that can be formed FROM "sediment"

8

Multiple Choice

Where do "new" rocks come from?

1

other rocks

2

rockets

3

baby rock store

4

the backyard

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Labelling

Place the type of rock in the correct place. (Use your notes and the clues of where "magma" and "sediment" as clues)

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Rock Candy

Metamorphic Rock

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

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Match

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Match the following

Magma

Sediment

Metamorphic Rock

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

formed by melting rocks

formed by weathering and eroding rocks

formed when rocks are heated / pressured

formed when magma cools

formed by compacting/cementing sediment

11

Hotspot

Use the labelled arrows as a clue. Which area represents when rock is recycled as MAGMA through "melting"?

12

Hotspot

Use the labelled arrows as a clue. Which area represents when rock is recycled as SEDIMENT (Sediment are tiny rock pieces)

13

Labelling

Identify the correct way that each rock type forms!

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Compaction

Erosion

Cooling

Heat and Pressure

14

Multiple Choice

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Which pathway CANNOT be taken by an igneous rock?
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compaction and cementation
2
melting
3
weathering and erosion
4
heat and pressure

15

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks are formed by...
1
Weathering and Erosion
2
Heat and Pressure
3
Melting and Cooling
4
Deposition and Crystallizing

16

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary Rock --> ____________--> Sediment

1

compaction and cemetation

2

weathering and erosion

3

heat and pressure

4

melting and cooling

17

Multiple Choice

Magma --> _____________ --> Igneous Rock

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Melting

2

Cooling

3

Metamorphism

4

Compaction

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT accurate?

1

Igneous -->Melting --> Magma

2

Sediment --> Compaction --> Sedimentary

3

Metamorphic --> Heat and Pressure --> Sedimentary

4

Magma --> Cooling --> Igneous

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Multiple Choice

Metamorphic Rock --> Weathering & Erosion --> __________

1

Magma

2

Igneous

3

Sediment

4

Metamorphic

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Multiple Choice

Sedimentary --> ____________--> magma

1

Weathering and Erosion

2

Heat and Pressure

3

Melting

4

Cooling

21

Open Ended

Explain why the rock cycle is compared to "recycling" the matter on earth.

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