Rock Cycle Gizmo Check

1. When molten rock undergoes crystallization above ground, what type of rock results?

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

1. What combination of processes can transform a metamorphic rock to sediments?

• Erosion, crystallization, and melting.

• Heating, pressure, and lithification.

• Melting, crystallization, and compaction.

• Exposure, weathering, and erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

1. What sequence of events could lead to magma becoming soil?

• Erosion and deposition followed by exposure to heat and pressure.

• Compression and lithification followed by erosion and deposition.

• Crystallization followed by exposure and weathering.

• Crystallization followed by increased heat and pressure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

1. Which of the following rock types form from placing other rocks under heat and pressure?

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Instrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

1. According to the rock cycle, which of the following transitions are possible? Assume an unlimited number of steps.

• • An intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock.

  
  

• A sedimentary rock becomes soil.

• A metamorphic rock becomes an extrusive igneous rock.

• All of the above are possible.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1