Rock Cycle

What are rocks made of?

• Minerals

• Plants

• Humus

• Vitamins

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

These rocks are created when layers of rock pile up and harden to form layers.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

These rocks are formed when lava cools.

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Wind and water wear another rock down to create this kind of rock

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

What type of rockis formed by heat and pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Which of the following statements is true about the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary rock can be changed only to metamorphic rock

• Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock

• Igneous rock can be changed to only sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1