Rock Cycle

What are the three main groups of rocks: Select all that apply

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Granite

• Sedimentary

How do igneous rocks form

• Deposition and compaction of sediments

• Heat and Pressure

• When magma/lava cools and hardens

How do sedimentary rocks form

• Deposition and compaction of sediments

• When magma/lava cools and solidifies

• Heat and pressure

How do metamorphic rocks form

• When magma/lava cools and solidifies

• When sediments are deposited and compacted

• Heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which a sediment or other material falls upon a surface

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Extrusive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can erode sediments: Select All That Apply

• Rivers

• Wind

• Glaciers

• The moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fragments of rock

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

• Lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The removal of weathered rock material. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of igneous rock forms inside the Earth?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1