The Birth of Rocks Review

Most volcanoes are found around the...

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

For rock to melt into a liquid it needs to be

• 300 degrees F

• 3,000 degrees F

• 30,000 degrees F

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or False: 75% of the world's volcanoes are located in the Ring of Fire

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes that explode violently have a top that is...

• lower and less cone shaped

• more cone shaped and pointy

• less rough

Rocks that come from exploding volcanoes are

• darker in color

• lighter in color

The rocks from a shield volcano are called

• basalt

• felsite

• granite

Thin runny lava will make a volcano that

• is tall and pointy

• erupts more often

• is more short and flat

Shield volcanoes are made from

• thick and pasty lava

• thin and runny lava

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Cone volcanoes are made from

• thick and pasty laval

• thin and runny lava

The process where seeds fall in cracks and can split rocks is called

• root breaking

• root splitting

• root wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2