Rocks

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

A natural process that slowly changes or breaks apart rocks.

• compaction

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• FOSSIL

How do sedimentary rocks form?

• Lava or magma cools and hardens

• Sand, mud and pebbles settles into layers and get squeezed together.

• Extreme heat or pressure turn old rocks into new rocks

• Under trampolines

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

__________________ rocks form when lava or magma cools and hardens.

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• WEIRD

What type of rock would you expect to find near a volcano?

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• BROKEN

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is needed for a metamorphic rock to form?

• HEAT

• PRESSURE

• HEAT AND PRESSURE

• WIFI

Fossils are the remains of once living ________________ or ________________.

• PLANTS OR ANIMALS

• DINOSAURS OR SEASHELLS

• INSECTS OR TREE

• TEACHERS OR STUDENTS

When an animal dies it’s skeleton settles on the ocean floor and is buried by __________________.

• SEDIMENT

• BONES

• WATER

• DIRT

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1