Cycling Earth's Materials Test

tectonic process that brings rocks from deep in the crust to Earth’s surface

• subduction

• uplift

• compression

• folding

the process of liquid rock "freezing" into solid rock

• crystallization

• recrystallization

• metamorphism

• mineralization

A(n) (a)   is a naturally occurring solid substance with a specific chemical composition and a crystalline structure.

type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

type of rock formed from layers of preexisting rocks or pieces of of once-living organisms that are pressed or cemented together

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

type of rock that results from changes that occur in existing rocks

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

type of igneous rock that is formed from magma within Earth's crust; crystals in this type of rock are large (coarse-grained)

• intrusive

• extrusive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

type of igneous rock that is formed when magma reaches Earth's surface and cools quickly; crystals in this type of rock are small (fine-grained)

• intrusive

• extrusive

the process by which sediment becomes sedimentary rock; dissolved particles solidify and form crystals

• crystallization

• compaction

• cementation

• lithification

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

dissolved minerals become deposited in the spaces between sediments

• crystallization

• compaction

• cementation

• lithification