Mineral, Rock and Water Cycle Test

Match the following

• precipitation

• phase change of liquid to gas

• condensation

• any form of water that falls from clouds

• infiltration

• phase change of gas to liquid

• evaporation

• water seeps into the soil

• transpiration

• water moves out of plants to atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Well water is water that gets pumped from the

• resevoir

• runoff

• groundwater

• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water that moves across Earth's surface is called

• condensation

• infiltration

• groundwater

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The top of the groundwater is called the

• water table

• aquifer

• water zone

• surface zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following

• erosion

• breaking down of rocks

• cementation

• the movement of sediment

• deposition

• the settling or laying down of sediment

• compaction

• the pressing together of sediment

• weathering

• the gluing of sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the following

• organic

• A substance that can be made of one or more minerals

• luster

• comes from a living organism

• cleavage

• when a mineral breaks along flat surfaces

• rock

• how a mineral reflects light

• fracture

• when a mineral breaks irregularly

Reorder the following processes for the formation of a sedimentary rock.

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

What tool would you use to test for cleavage and fracture?

• screwdriver

• saw

• hammer

• wrench

Mohs scale is used to describe a mineral's

• luster

• hardness

• color

• streak

Match the following igneous rock texture to the formation

• large and small crystals

• cooling in two stages

• glassy

• fast cooling

• small crystals

• extremely fast cooling

• large crystals

• slow cooling