Rocks- sec 3 Beginning

type of rocks formed by other rocks undergoing heat and pressure

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• granite

type of rock formed by magma or lava

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• basalt

Type of rock formed from particles compacted over time

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

• grains

• atoms

• sediments

• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

select the 4 main processes that form sedimentary rocks

• wind

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

the process that CARRIES sediments/particles by wind, water, or ice

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process that "drops" or deposits sediments; settling out from water/wind

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

Which "process" actually changes the sediments into sedimentary rock?

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

Which type of rock often has layers and fossils located in it?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The process that wears away rock into smaller pieces

• compaction

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

• deposition