VA SOL Science

Sedimentary rocks form by

• cementation and compaction of sediment

• the melting and cooling of magma and lava

• heat and pressure

• fossils

Rocks that are formed from melted then cooled magma or lava are called

• sedimentary

• fossils

• igneous

• metamorphic

Metamorphic rocks are formed by

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling
  melting and cooling

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

This is called a _______ ________ and can help us identify different types of rocks.

• KWL Chart

• Venn diagram

• bar graph

• classification key

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Only __________ rocks can contain visible fossils.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Scientific evidence indicates the Earth is ancient - approximately _______ years old.

• 2 hundred

• 4.6 billion

• 52 thousand

• 52,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Scientific evidence indicates that Earth is composed of four concentric layers, which are...

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core

• Igneous, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Apple Core

The innermost layers of the Earth are composed mostly of

• Iron

• Nickel

• Rocky Material

• Both A and B

The deeper you travel (if you could) beneath the surface of the Earth, the higher the __________ and _________.

• Iron and Nickel

• Pressure and Temperature

• Pressure and Weight

• Temperature and Heat

Most ___________ and _________ are located at the boundaries of the plates (faults).

• torandos and hurricanes

• water levels and mountain ridges

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• mountains and oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2