The Rock Cycle

Once a rock forms, it cannot be changed.

• True

• False

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Which type of rock is formed through weathering and erosion?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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What type of rock is pictured above?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When a plate subducts under another plate, and the rock comes into contact with magma in Earth's molten layer, the heat changes the rock into which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which two forces create metamorphic rocks?

• gravity and friction

• heat and pressure

• tension and air resistance

What change is being shown in the graphic above?

• A sedimentary rock changing into a metamorphic rock.

• An igneous rock changing into a metamorphic rock.

• A sedimentary rock changing into a igneous rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock is formed through a volcano?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Extrusive igneous rocks have...

• Bigger grains

• Smaller grains

Intrusive igneous rocks are ____ cooling.

• Fast cooling

• Slow cooling

Which type of igneous rock would you find on an ocean floor?

• Extrusive

• Intrusive