Rock Cycle

Granite is an igneous rock that can be changed into metamorphic rock gneiss. What are the forces that change granite into gneiss?

• Freezing and thawing

• crushing and sorting

• melting and cooling

• pressure and heat

In what type of rock could fossils be preserved?

• igneous

• minerals

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The rock cycle shows the transformation of rock from one type to another, which of these is a part of the rock cycle?

• sedimentary --> pressure and heat--> metamorphic

• metamorphic --> pressure and heat--> igneous

• metamorphic --> pressure and heat--> sedimentary

• igneous --> pressure and heat --> sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The Hawaiian Islands are made from magma that pours from an underwater volcano. These islands are mostly made of which kind of rock?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• conglomerate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In 2010, a volcano in Iceland sent a cloud of ash more than a mile up into the atmosphere. Volcanic ash is made of tiny pieces of rock. What kind of rock is MOST LIKELY found in volcanic ash?

• magma

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When melted rock cools very slowly, large crystals such as quartz are formed. What kind of rock contains these large crystals?

• intrusive igneous

• extrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

The rock cycle shows the transformation of rock from one type to another. Which of these is part of the rock cycle?

• sedimentary --> melting and cooling --> metamorphic

• metamorphic --> melting and cooling --> sedimentary

• metamorphic --> melting and cooling --> igneous

• igneous --> melting and cooling --> sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following BEST represents a cross section of a sedimentary rock?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4