Rock Cycle

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

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

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

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

what is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.

• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following areas is most likely to form metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist?

• a sea floor

• a windblown desert

• a site deep underground

• a site covered by a glacier