The Rock Cycle

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava
• Magma
• Mineral Crystals
• Igneous Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

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.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive rock