Rock Cycle Patterns

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• magma, lava, crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What do we call the material that comes from rocks that have been broken down into smaller pieces. This usually results from weathering.

• texture

• weathering

• sediment

• erosion

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava
• Magma
• Mineral Crystals
• Igneous Rocks

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

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

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

• Marble

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1