Rock Cycle

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

Geologist use this to study different minerals that make up rock composition.

• mineral

• fossil

• microscope

• hardness

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A crystalline carbon that is valued as a gem; can cut glass.

• minerals

• hardness

• magma

• diamond

During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• foliated rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

• weathering
• exfoliation
• cementation
• composition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False