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Which characteristic helps to identify the rock as sedimentary?

• It has a grainy look.

• It has rocks cemented together.

• It has minerals lined up in bands.

• It has remains of animals or plants in it.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Heat and pressure deep inside the earth can change limestone to marble. What type of rock is marble?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Crystal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Tiny bits of rocks and shell are pressed together to make layers. What kind of rock has these layers?

• Magma

• Crystal

• Igenous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

 Solid, non-living substances called _____ are found in rocks and soils.

• Lava

• Minerals

• Igneous

• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

• harder than the mineral

• weaker than the mineral

• the same mineral

What type of property test is a mineralogist conducting when she rubs a mineral over a mirror, tile, or hard surface?

• Streak Test

• Luster Test

• Appearance Test

• Cracking Test

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-ESS1-4

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• magma

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock