Rock Cycle

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• erosion and deposition

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Rock that forms sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment

• True
• False

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2