Review Rocks and Tectonic Plates

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• school house rock
• sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away in a process called...

• weathering
• deposition
• erosion
• cementation

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure deep underneath earth's surface
• melting and cooling of magma
• compaction and cementation of sediments

The waste and remains of plants and animals is..........

• organic matter
• soil
• dirt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Rocks that form from other rocks that changed due to high temperature and high pressure.

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

• Organic Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rocks
• Intrusive Igneous Rocks

Which rock family is composed of rocks that have been changed by heat and/or pressure?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks
• The movement of broken down rocks

This type of rock forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

• Igneous rocks
• Metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An earthquake is the shaking that results from sudden movement of rock along a fault.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2