The Rock Cycle

____ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the earth change without melting or weathering

• igneous

• sediment

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _____.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• sediment

Which type of igneous material cools fastest?

• lava

• magma

• sediments

• sandstone

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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A rock that has cooled fast and may look like glass.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• sediment

Movement of the Earth's tectonic plates creates extreme _____ below Earth's surface.

• compaction/cementation

• weathering/erosion

• heat/pressure

• explosions/exchanges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1