Geology

What are three types of rocks?

• sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
• mantle, igneous, sedimentary
• crust, core, mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When lava cools what does it form?

• igneous rock
• fossils
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• cooling
• erosion
• heat and pressure
• compacting and cementing

The constant, slow movement of plates on the Earth's surface is probably caused by...

• earthquakes
• heat
• volcanoes
• rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Hot gases and lava flow from...

• faults
• volcanoes
• glaciers
• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The removal of soil and rock from the Earth's surface is called...

• deforestation
• sedimentation
• weathering
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition is...

• using too much fertilizer
• materials deposited into a new location as sediment
• rocks and materials being broken down
• materials being moved by water and wind

Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?

• earthquakes
• floods
• tornadoes
• hurricanes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Mountains are formed by...

• wind slowly building up rocks
• erosion
• lowering of the sea level
• folding and faulting of the Earth's crust

What is the rock cycle?

• model that shows how rocks are changed from one type to another
• the process of minerals changing and transforming