The Oldest Rock Formations on Earth

What is Nuvvuagittuq (NOO-voo-AG-it-tuck) Greenstone Belt?

• one of the oldest groups of rock formations on Earth

• one of the youngest groups of rock formations on Earth

• a special airplane landing strip

• An ancient, deep cave in Canada

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where is the Nuvvuagittuq (NOO-voo-AG-it-tuck) Greenstone Belt?

• Quebec, Canada

• San Diego, California

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Paris, France

The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt is between _________________ years old.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt formed at Earth’s surface, it was made of _________________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Presently, the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt is made of _________________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

All the rock formations that make up the belt have _____________ ever since they formed billions of years ago.

• stayed together

• moved apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

It’s important to understand how rock material ______________ on Earth.

• transforms

• moves

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over millions or billions of years, rocks are always in the process of ___________________________.

• being changed from one type of rock to another

• staying the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rock that has formed from the cooling and hardening of liquid magma is called ______________.

Rock that has formed through the compaction and cementation of sediment is called ____________.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1