Birth of Rocks

Rocks at the top of a mountain will be more _____.

• Smooth

• Jagged

Rocks at the bottom of a mountain will be more _____ due to weathering.

• Smooth

• Jagged

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do rocks change shape and size?

• Rocks grow bigger as they get older.

• Rocks shrink as they get older.

• Rocks build up and get bigger as they roll down a mountain.

• Rocks get worn down as they tumble down a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How could a scientist figure out if rocks from 2 different places are similar?

• By weighing them

• By breaking them open

• By comparing the size and color of the rocks

What can rapidly break up rocks and sidewalks?

• Rock wedging

• Fire wedging

• Ice wedging

• Plant wedging

Places that get cold winters will experience more rock weathering because of

• Root wedging

• Ice wedging

What can rapidly break up rocks and sidewalks?

• Rock wedging

• Fire wedging

• Root wedging

• Plant wedging

Volcanoes form a pattern shaped like a _____.

• Ring/horseshoe

• Square/rectangle

• Straight line

• Triangle/trapezoid

Volcanoes form a pattern around which ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes and volcanoes have similar patterns.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2