Rock Cycle Vocabulary

Change in mineral compositions and physical structures of rocks over time caused by various natural processes

• rock cycle

• fossil

• metamorphic rock

• rock formations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

formed over millions of years from the remains of living organisms

• rock cycle

• metamorphic rock

• fossils

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

a solid piece of the Earth's surface

• superposition

• investigate

• formations

• rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

layers of rock formed when sediment is deposited and then compacted and cemented over time

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

rocks that form when liquid magma cools, creating crystal structured rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

rocks that start out as another type of rock, but then pressure or heat make them something else

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

to observe or study by close examination

• fossil

• investigate

• formations

• superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

rock arrangements created by weathering and erosion and other natural processes

• fossil

• investigate

• formations

• superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

sedimentary rocks form in layers; the oldest layers are on the bottom while the youngest layers are on the top

• fossil

• investigate

• formations

• superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4