Rocks & Minerals Review

How does an igneous rock become a metamorphic rock?

• Melting & Cooling

• Heat & Pressure

• Compaction & Cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How do sediments change to a sedimentary rock?

• Compactions & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

• Melting & Cooling

How are sediments formed?

• Heat & Pressure

• Weathering & Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Scale?

• Talc

• Gypsum

• Diamond

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which mineral can scratch calcite but is scratched by apatite?

• Fluorite

• Diamond

• Talc

What are the three main types of rocks?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Weathering

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is formed when magma cools?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is formed by heat & pressure?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is formed through compaction & cementation?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the process that BREAKS DOWN rocks into smaller pieces?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2