Unit 6 Test Review

a type of rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Pop Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Type of mechanical weathering where water gets into cracks in rocks and freezes.

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Frost Wedging

• Chemical Weathering

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The breaking of rock into pieces by physical means is called:

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Exfoliation

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changes to rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface that are caused by chemical reactions

• Chemical Weathering

• Acid Rain

• Mechanical Weathering

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The rate of weathering in a region is determined mostly by:

• Climate

• Plants

• Rocks

• Tectonic Plates

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a large sheet of ice or snow that moves slowly over Earth's surface

• Sedimentary Rock

• Glacier

• River

• Desert

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What is it called when glaciers pick up rock?

• Grabbing

• Plucking

• Picking

What are the three different types of rocks? Select All That Apply

• Granite

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

How can an igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Oxidation is a type of

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

• Abrasion

• Erosion

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