Science - Week 6 Rocks

Match the rock type to how it is formed.

intense heat and pressure inside the Earth

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Match the rock type to how it is formed.

layers of sediment compressed together

• igenous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Match the rock type to how it is formed.

cooling magma or lava

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Match the example to the rock type.

Rock Type = Gneiss

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Match the example to the rock type.

Rock Type = Obsidian

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Match the example to the rock type.

Rock Type = Sandstone

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering is when material is transported to a new location.

• True

• False

What type of scientist studies rocks and minerals?

• geologist

• hydrologist

• mammalogist

• ornithologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which structure DOES NOT contain rocks?

• building

• road

• sidewalk

• tire

Why would a glacier likely have NOT created this landform?

• Ice does not weather rocks.

• Glaciers are not strong enough.

• Glaciers flatten everything in their way.

• Ice melts too quickly to affect the landscape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2