Sci-Properties of Rocks wk12 Vocabulary Test

What is the definition of density?

• The ability of a rock to let water pass through

• How much space an object or substance takes up

• The quality of being porous

• Rocks that have been worn down by weather

What does permeability refer to?

• The quality of being porous

• How much space an object takes up

• The ability of a rock to let water pass through

• Rocks that have been changed by heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is porosity?

• The ability of a rock to let water pass through

• How much space an object takes up

• The quality of being porous, or full of tiny holes

• A type of rock that forms from particles

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a metamorphic rock?

• Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens

• Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

• Rocks that have been worn down by weather

• A naturally occurring, inorganic solid

How is igneous rock formed?

• From particles of other rocks

• When melted rock cools and hardens

• By being worn down by weather

• By being changed by heat and pressure

What is sedimentary rock?

• Rock that forms when melted rock cools

• A type of rock that forms from particles of other rocks

• Rock that has been changed by heat

• A naturally occurring, inorganic solid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a mineral?

• A type of rock that forms from particles

• A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure

• Rock that has been changed by heat

• Rocks that have been worn down by weather

What are weathered rocks?

• Rocks that have been changed by heat

• Rocks that form from particles of other rocks

• Rocks that have been worn down by weather conditions

• A naturally occurring, inorganic solid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2