Rock Cycle Study Guide

Rock Cycle Study Guide

6th Grade

20 Qs

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Rock Cycle Study Guide

Rock Cycle Study Guide

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ramie Goldey

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The rock cycle is a continuous process that changes materials found____

only in Earth's Lithosphere

in neither the Earth's Lithosphere or Mantle

in both the Earth's Lithosphere and the Mantle

only in the Earth's Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Metamorphic rocks are made from...

Sedimentary rocks

Metamorphic rocks

Igneous rock

all of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the material from which sedimentary rocks are formed?

lava from volcanic eruptions

magma from the mantle

weathered remains of only sedimentary rocks

weathered remains of any type of rock

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Rocks that are produced when lava cools and hardens are_____ rocks

extrusive igneous rocks

sedimentary

metamorphic

intrusive igneous rocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What describes the processes a sedimentary rock undergoes to become an igneous rock?

pushed deep into Earth's mantle ->heated ->squeezed by intense pressure

organic material deposited over time->top layers compress the bottom layer

weathering ->erosion->deposition->compaction/cementation

pushed deep into Earth's mantle ->rock melts-> forms magma-> cools and hardens.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the most common type of rock found in Kentucky and what type is it?

Limestone, Sedimentary

Basalt, Igneous

Marble, Metamorphic

Slate, Sedimentary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The size of the mineral crystals in igneous rocks depend on the ____

time it takes melted rock to cool

temperature at which the rock melts

mineral content of melted rock

size of the pool of melted rock

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