Geology Virginia 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Only __________ rocks can contain visible fossils.

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Fossil

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

• 2 hundred
• 4.6 billion
• 52 thousand
• 52,000

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2