Earth's Systems and Natural Hazards

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• magma, lava, crystals

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True
• False

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

• Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

• Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

• Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2