Rock cycle

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive