Rock Cycle

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

• clastic

• extrusive

• organic

• intrusive

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which rock cycle process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

• eruption

• intrusion

• crystallization

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in wavy, parallel bands of white and black crystals. What kind of rock have you probably found?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• extrusive

The particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again with a pattern of a mineral’s particles that forms a translucent or transparent solid is a:

• granite

• crystal

• solid

• sand

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1