Weathering/Erosion/Deposition & The Rock Cycle

Which type of rock results from the melting and cooling of magma and/or lava?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure changes to existing rock over long periods of time?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

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

Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True

• False

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Compaction

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Extrusive, Intrusive, Metamorphic

This rock started as lava that cooled then heated and put under pressure over millions of years. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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

After many years, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

• metamorphic rock

• magma

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How does frost wedging cause the physical weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands, cracks, and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.