Unit 6 Rocks and Minerals

___________ is the process in which running water, wind or ice loosen, and carry away rock fragments.

• deposition

• evaporation

• crystallization

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into _____.

• chemical rock

• gemstones

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

A series of steps inside the Earth's crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called the:

• erosion

• rock cycle

• crystallization

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Shiny, metallic and pearly are terms used to describe _____.

• luster

• streak

• color

• hardness

A mineral with a hardness of 6 will scratch a mineral with a hardness that is ______________ than 6.

• less

• greater

• diamond

• density

A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks.

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous Rock

• Mineral

• Sediment

When inside a volcano, the hot liquid that can cool to form rocks is called __________.

• slime

• magma

• extrusive

• liquid goo

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Which of the following is a type of rock?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• All of the above

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil