Rock Cycle

This rock is formed when hot magma cools quickly.

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sand

This rock forms from sediment that gets cemented together under pressure.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sand

• sedimentary

This rock is formed by pressure and heat. It used to be igneous or sedimentary.

• metamorphic

• salt

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Magma is molten rock, a material under the earths surface.

• True

• False

By what process are sediments moved?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All except one are examples of erosion. Which one is NOT an example of erosion?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

By what process are sedimentary rocks broken down?

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process which sediments are laid down in new locations, building new landforms.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rock never stops changing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which one does not occur within the rock cycle?

• Melting

• Heat and pressure

• Gravity

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1