Rock cycle

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

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive 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

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sediment goes through _________________ to become sedimentary rock.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form