Earth 3

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Glam Rock

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature BREAK DOWN rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition

• Precipitation

• Weathering

• Eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Marine Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Hephaestus Rock

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Post Rock

Small pieces of rock are also called

• Coal

• Compost

• Sediment

• Organic Matter

Rocks that have been changed from their

original form by immense heat or pressure

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Slick rocks

Which rock type is typically formed under the surface of the Earth?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Crystals forming from magma

• Lithification

• Crystallization

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

Moving wind, water, and glaciers carrying sediment from one place to another

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cementation

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