Review Rocks and Tectonic Plates

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• sedimentary rock

• school house rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• erosion

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• melting and cooling of magma

• heat and pressure deep underneath earth's surface

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

• soil

• organic matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

• Extrusive Igneous Rocks

• Organic Rock

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

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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.

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rocks

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

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2