Rock cycle

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a rock that formed from layers of sediments

• metamorphic
• igneous
• sedimentary
• magma

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the dropping of sediments in layers. 

• compaction
• deposition
• erosion
• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?

• Coal
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

Sometimes sediments move from one place to another and can settle in layers.  This process is called

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Expansion
• Sedimentary layering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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