Article Reflection- The Rock Cycle

Match the following.

• Metamorphic

• Clastic, Organic, and Chemical

• Igneous

• Intrusive and Extrusive

• Sedimentary

• Foliated and Non-Foliated

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of rocks?

• Igneous

• Crystal

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Match the following.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Formed from heat and pressure

• Igneous Rock

• Formed from the cooling of lava or magma

• Metamorphic Rock

• Formed from pieces of other existing rock or organic material

What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments (sediments)?

What is it called when small fragments of rock (sediments) are removed from their source and transported by wind, water, ice, or biological activity to a new location?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of sedimentary rock is limestone?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Chemical

When granite- an igneous rock- is put under enough pressure, it changes into a metamorphic rock called ______.

Which metamorphic rock has layers?

• Marble

• Quartzite

• Gneiss

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Intrusive Igneous Rock

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(b) Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Cools down slowly

• Small grains, fine texture, possible air bubbles

• Large grains, course texture, possible crystals

• Plutonic Rock

• Cools down quickly

• Formed inside the Earth

• Formed on the Earth's surface/above the crust

• Volcanic Rock

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Intrusive Igneous Rock

,

(b) Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Granite

• Obsidian

• Basalt

• Diorite

• Pumice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4