Rock Cycle Vocabulary

A scientist who studies rocks and minerals is called a...

• Paleontologist

• Geologist

• Meteorologist

• Archeologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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A rock that has changed from one kind of rock to another is called ....

• Metamorphic Rock

• Any Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

A rock formed by layers of sediment that is pressed together....

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Any Rock

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A rock that forms when magma cools and becomes a solid

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Any Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

The wearing away of rock over a period of time by water, wind, heat, and ice.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Rock Cycle

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Small pieces of sand, mud, pebble, and the remains of dead plants and animals is called....

• Rocks

• Tiny Rocks

• Sediment

• Gravel

A continuation of rock changing from one type to another is called...

• Rock Cycle

• Weathering

• Circle of Rocks

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Hot, melted rock in the Earth's mantle....

• Lava

• Sediment

• Magma

• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The layer beneath the Earth's crust is called

• Layer 1

• Mantle

• Crust

• Crust Squared

The outer layer of Earth is called...

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Magma