Rocks Test Review

This is a natural solid that is made of 2 or more minerals.

• Mineral

• Fossil

• Rock

• Sediment

The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?

• Magma

• Sediment

• Gas

• Water

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What are the particles of weathered rock called?

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Rocks

• Minerals

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This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This is the type of rock that forms when Earth processes apply high heat and high pressure to a rock.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

• Rocks

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

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This is the type of rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

This is the type of rock that forms from magma or lava hardening.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?

• Sediments and soil
• Crystals and sand
• Magma and lava
• Mica and granite

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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How does an intrusive igneous rock form?

• The deep ocean cools and hardens the rock.
• The rock cools and hardens deep below Earth's surface.
• The rock cools on land after a volcano erupts.
• The air cools the rock on land when lava flows down a volcano.