Rock Cycle and Weathering

What type of rock forms when hot, liquid rock (lava) becomes a solid?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Lava

• Metamorphic

What do we call it when rock is being broken down by wind or water?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the type of rock that started out as another type of rock but has changed into another rock due to heat and pressure?

• Sediment

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When rocks fall down a mountain, they move from the top of the mountain to the bottom. This is an example of what type of process?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Floods

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the type of rock that is formed when smaller pieces of rocks get smashed (compacted) and glued (cemented) together?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What causes all the pressure that changes igneous rock into metamorphic rock?

• Weight of the earth above the rock

• Weathering

• Erosion

• The core of the earth.

In the Starburst lab, the teacher cut the Starburst into tiny pieces. What did these tiny pieces represent?

• Sediment

• Metamorphic Rock

• Magma

• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

During the Starbust lab, the Starburst was melted into a liquid state. What did this represent?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Magma

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic rock through...

• Cooling

• Melting

• Heat and Pressure

• Sedimentation

Acid rain falls onto a rock and over time dissolves parts of the rock. What is this an example of?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Flooding