Rock Cycle

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic
• Magma
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1