ES Unit 8 Rock Key Terms

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

• Texture
• Composition
• Sedimentation
• Igneous-ness

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the words below describe broken up rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sedimentary rock that is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral are called...

• chemical
• organic
• clastic

Sedimentary rock that is formed from water evaporating and minerals being left behind.

• clastic
• organic
• chemical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sedimentary rock made from fossils are called...

• organic
• chemical
• stratified

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock