The Rock Cycle

Rocks are made of...

• minerals

• ice

• dirt

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Rocks can transform into different types of rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Molten rock underground is known as...

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Molten rock above ground is known as...

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

• Chemical Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Intrusive Rock

A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a

• Clastic Rock
• Nonclastic Rock
• Nonfoliated Rock
• Foliated Rock