Rock Types and Rock Cycle

The processes involved in lithification (creation of sedimentary rock) include all of the following EXCEPT:

• condensation

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sedimentary rocks are changed to sediment by which of the following?

• Weathering and erosion

• compaction

• cementation

• heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Igneous rocks form from ___________ when it cools and hardens.

• sediment

• a parent rock

• magma or lava

• cementation

All of the following conditions in Earth can cause metamorphic rock to form EXCEPT:

• pressure

• squeezing

• air

• heat

What processes are associated with creating sedimentary rocks?

• Weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• deposition

• Cooling and hardening

• Compaction and cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process(es) creates Igneous Rock?

• Weathering and erosion

• cool and harden

• compaction

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What process creates Metamorphic rock?

• weathering and erosion

• cementation and compaction

• cool and harden

• heat and pressure

Foliated and non-foliated describe which rock type

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What is associated with intrusive igneous rocks?

• fine grained

• coarse grained

• slow cooling

• rapid cooling

What is associated with extrusive igneous rocks?

• fine grained

• coarse grained

• slow cooling

• rapid cooling