Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

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

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

• weathering
• exfoliation
• cementation
• composition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1