Rock Cycle Quizizz 1

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sedimentation

• weathering

• erosion

What is erosion?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is deposition?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What caused this rock to break apart?

• ice
• plant
• wind
• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

animals break up the ground by burrowing

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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I am the main type of rock that is created from layers of sediment. What type of rock am I?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

I am the main type of rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure. What type of rock am I?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

I am the main type of rock that is created from hot lava that cools. What type of rock am I?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's plates are in constant, slow motion, driven by convection currents is the theory of

• subduction

• plate tectonics

• deep ocean trenches

• sea floor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3