Layers of the Earth and Rocks

Rock formed when sand, mud, and pebbles get pressed into layers:

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens:

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

Rock that forms when other kinds of rock are heated and squeezed:

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The ___ is the rocky layer of the outside of Earth.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The ____ is made up of hot liquid iron and nickel that moves slowly around the inner core.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The ____ is a series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock.

• crust

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The middle layer of Earth is the ____.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The center of Earth that is made of a hot ball of solid iron and nickel is the ____.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

What is the inner core made of?

• iron and nickel

• rubber and wood

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The 3 types of rocks are: (choose all that apply)

• metaporphic

• rough

• igneous

• sedimentary

• mantle