Rock Cycle Test

Which of these processes would make metamorphic rock?

• A volcano erupts and the lava cools.

• Rocks are heated and squeezed, changing their form. 

• Rocks are tumbled in rivers, making them round.

• Materials settle at the bottom of the ocean and are pressed together. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

One example of metamorphic rock is marble.  Which of the following describes the process(es) responsible for changing this type of rock into metamorphic?

• crystallization

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these BEST describes the formation of sedimentary rock?

• pressure and heat

• melting and cooling

• erosion and weathering

• cementing and compacting

What is rock that has been broken down through weathering, erosion, and deposition is known as?

• metamorphic

• mineral

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Damian has a rock that breaks apart easily and has noticeable layers.  He can see little round pebbles in the rock.  What type of rock has he found?

•  volcanic

• metamorphic

•  intrusive

• sedimentary

Imagine that scientists locate the fossilized remains of a dinosaur.  In which type of rock would they have MOST LIKELY found the fossil?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• extrusive

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Bonnie is researching organisms that lived millions of years ago.  She collects samples to study.  Which sample can she most likely use for her research?

• intrusive igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• extrusive igneous rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Over time, magna trapped underground cools to form granite rock.  As more time passes, heat and pressure change the granite rock to gneiss rock.  Which type of rock transformation occurred when gneiss formed?

• metamorphic to igneous

• igneous to metamorphic

• sedimentary to metamorphic

• metamorphic to sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Caroline found the rock shown in the picture below.  What characteristic led her to the conclusion that it was a sedimentary rock? 

• It has jagged edges.

• It has layers.

• It is made of magma.

• It is made of lava.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these could be the result of erosion, deposition, and compaction?

• Igneous rocks becoming metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks becoming sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks becoming igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks becoming metamorphic rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1