Study Jams Rock Cycle

What is the rock cycle?

• the Earth's process of changing one type of rock into another type of rock

• the path that magma follows when it changes into lava or igneous rock

• any process that an object on the Earth goes through, whether plant or mineral

• any type of rock formation that is circular or triangular in shape

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How is the rock cycle like recycling?

• It depends on humans to do most of the work

• It takes place on the planet Earth

• It transforms existing material into new material

• It requires weather and factories for completion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What helps to change rocks into other types of rocks?

• heat

• erosion

• pressure

• all of the above

Which kind of rock would you most likely find near a volcano?

• limestone

• pumice

• marble

• sandstone

Which process is necessary for creating igneous rock?

• the mixing of rock with dust and rain

• the erosion of sediment from cliff sides

• the pressure of many layers of rock

• the cooling melted rock, or magma

When rock experiences a great deal of pressure and heat, which kind of rock forms?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• all of the above

A layered rock, such as limestone, is an example of what kind of rock?

• melted rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3