Rock Cycle

Which type of rocks have layers?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• minerals

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This type of rock usually forms on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water at the Earth's surface.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• minerals

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of rock is formed when existing rocks are changed over time by extreme temperature & pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• minerals

• sedimentary

Igneous rocks are formed from cooled magma or lava. This means _____ are probably nearby.

• hills

• mountains

• tornadoes

• volcanoes

After magma/lava is _____, igneous rocks are created.

• cooled

• heated

• mixed

• separated

The process of how rocks break down over time.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Movement of broken rock pieces from one place to another.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process when sediment is squeezed together over time as new layers are deposited above it.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

The process when sediment is glued together over time as minerals dissolve and crystallize.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

The process whereby sediment is laid down in a new location.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering