Rock Cycle Pre-Test

What are characteristics of a rock?

• Pure (made of the same substance)

• Usually has a shape (crystalline geometric)

• made of more then one mineral

• Fossils may be found

The process of _________ is what forms igneous rocks after it has melted.

Fossils can be found in what type of Rock?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• Quartz

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What breaks down rocks?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Cementation

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the difference between magma and lava?

The three types of rocks are Igneous, sedimentary and _____________

Explain the processes that form metamorphic rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1