Rocks and Earth Layers Pre-Assessment

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

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

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

Streak is the color of a mineral’s

• fracture

• luster

• powder

• cleavage

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

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

A naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

• It´s a rock

• It´s a crystal

• It´s a mineral

• It´s a substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

To be classified as a mineral, a substance must satisfy this

requirement

• have a definite chemical composition

• naturally occurring

• be a solid

• all the above

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 of the following is not a rock

• Pumice
• Lava
• Halite
• Sandstone