The Rock Cycle

What type of rocks can form on or beneath Earth's surface?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Granite

What type of rock is created when magma or lava cools and crystallizes?

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cement

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.

• Pressure
• Heat 
• Heat and Pressure
• Weathering

What type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

What type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?

• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• igneous
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The ___________   _______________ is the process of one type of rock transforming into a different type of rock.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• The Rock Cycle