Rock Cycle Assessment

Select all three characteristics of sedimentary rocks

• ð      Fossils can be found within these rocks

• ð      Theses rocks may contain holes

• ð      Formed by the cooling of magma

• ð      Sand or clay are compressed to become these solid rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Magma and lava are both molten (melted) rock. Which one is found in volcanic eruptions on the Earth`s surface ?

• Intrusive igneous

• Extrusive igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

 

Select the process that wears away existing rocks?   

• A.      Erosion

• B.      Compaction

• C.      Weathering

• D.      Deposition

Select the Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks

• Formed from sediment that is pressed together

• Formed by the action of heat and pressure on existing rock

• Type of rock usually found in volcanic regions

• Sometimes contains fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Select the characteristics of Igneous rocks

• Formed by the action of heat and pressure on existing rock

• Formed from lava or magma

• Formed from sediment that is pressed together

• Type of rock usually found in volcanic regions

Select the characteristics of Metamorphic Rocks

• Formed from lava or magma

• Formed by the action of heat and pressure on existing rock

• Type of rock usually found in volcanic regions

• They are made of sediments

Intrusive Igneous Rock is formed from​ (a)  

• Magma
• Lava
• Sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The characteristics of Extrusive Igneous rocks are ​ ​ (a)   crystals and ​ (b)   in texture. This is because the rock cooled ​ (c)  

• Small
• Large
• vesicular
• coarse
• fast
• Slow

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What may happen to fossils when it is subjected to extreme heat and pressure

This step of the Starburst activity indicates this type of rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3