Rock Cycle

A shiny and smooth surface, such as obsidian has, is called

• rough

• glassy

• feathery

• dusty

When rock fragments are dropped at the mouth of a river _________ has occurred.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• upheaval

This metamorphic rock is mostly white, and created from limestone.

• granite

• obsidian

• slate

• marble

This type of rock is formed underground with high heat and pressure

• Igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

This process brings underground rocks to the surface

• upwelling

• uplift

• uptown

• upcake

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

This type of rock forms when molten magma or lava cools and solidifies

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

The transportation or movement of rocks fragments

• weathering

• erosion

• metamorphism

• cementation

This type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

This process involves the breaking down of rocks into smaller fragments

• weathering

• erosion

• metamorphism

• cementation

This igneous rock is light-colored and has a coarse-grained texture and contains the minerals quarts, feldspar, and mica

• granite

• obsidian

• slate

• marble

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1