The Rock Cycle

_________ of rock material occurs naturally on Earth.

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Reducing

• Using

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The Rock Cycle is the series of processes that continually change one rock into another.

• Ture

• Folse

• False

• True

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The formation of ___________ rocks are key processes of the Rock Cycle.

• Minerals/Rock Cycle

• Rocks/Air Cycle

• Minerals/Water Cycle

• Rocks/Life Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What rocks forms from melted rock that is on or below Earth's surface?

• Metamorphic

• Composite

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of igneous rock forms on Earth's surface when lava erupts, cool, and crystallizes?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What type of igneous rock forms when magma cools and crystallizes inside Earth?

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

• Metamorphic

• Intrusive

What is the process that moves large amounts of rock up to Earth;s surface and to higher elevations?

• Uplift

• Cooling

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Uplift is driven by the movement of mountain plates and is related to the building of mountains?

• Folse

• True

• Ture

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process by which glaciers, rain, and wind carry sediment, to low-lying places called basins?

• Weathering

• Uplift

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process of laying down sediment in a new location called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction