Exploring the Rock Cycle

What process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces called sediment?

• Cementation

• Melting

• Weathering and Erosion

• Deposition

Where were the brothers deposited after being carried by the river?

• In the ocean

• On a mountain

• In a forest

• In a desert

What type of rock is formed when sediment is cemented together under pressure?

• Magma

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

What causes the brothers to transform into metamorphic rock?

• Cooling

• Weathering

• Heat and Pressure

• Erosion

What is the term for hot liquid rock beneath the Earth's surface?

• Granite

• Sediment

• Lava

• Magma

How does extrusive igneous rock form?

• By cooling slowly underground

• By cooling quickly on the Earth's surface

• By being cemented together

• By being weathered and eroded

What type of rock forms when magma cools slowly underground?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

What process brings the second brother back to the Earth's surface?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Uplift

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens to the rock cycle when it starts to rain again?

• It pauses

• It speeds up

• It restarts

• It ends

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