Rocks and Minerals (Including Rock Cycle)

A _______ is a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition.

• rock
• carbon
• mineral
• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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___________ rocks are formed when magma cools.

• Sedimentry
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Mineral

When igneous rock breaks apart (weathers), it forms ___________.

• sedimentry rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sediments
• crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.

• Pumice
• Limestone
• Sandstone
• Marble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

One example of a sedmentary rock is ____________.

• pumice
• obsidian
• sandstone
• marble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Salt crystals form when _______________.

• magma cools
• sandstone is heated
• sandstone weathers
• water evaporates

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following are formed from minerals mixed together?

• Sandstone
• Granite
• Marble
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A ___________ is where two tectonic plates meet and one gets pushed underneath the other.

• rift zone
• subduction zone
• transform fault
• rock layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.

• rock cycle
• water cycle
• igneous cycle
• metamorphic process

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

________ are layers of sedimentary rock.

• Pumice
• Crystals
• Strata
• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4