Rocks and Rocks Cycle TEST

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

• Magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

• It must be broken down into sediment

• It must be melted into magma

• Its minerals must dissolve in water

• It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

Formed by heat and pressure

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

• Mineral

• Fossil

• Rock

• Sediment

The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?

• Magma

• Sediment

• Gas

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

• Rocks

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This is the type of rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

This is the type of rock that forms from magma or lava hardening.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

• Heat and pressure

• Melting and cooling

• Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

• Cycling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1