RT 3.3 (Mapping Rock Transformations)

What process happens before weathering? (choose 2)

• Uplift

• Compaction

• cooling at the surface

• cementation

What process happens after weathering? (choose 2)

• Uplift

• Compaction

• cooling at the surface

• cementation

What process happens before melting? (choose 2)

• cooling

• uplift

• Subduction

• metamorphic processes

What process happens after melting? (choose 1)

• cooling

• uplift

• Subduction

• metamorphic processes

What process happens after uplift?

• weathering

• melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process happens after subduction?

• weathering

• melting

• metamorphic processes

• compaction and cementation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Look back at your chart. What type of rock can be uplifted?

• All types of rock can be uplifted

• Only sedimentary rock can be uplifted

• Only igneous rock can be uplifted

• Only metamorphic rock can be uplifted

Look back at your chart. What type of rock can be subducted?

• All types of rock can be subducted

• Only sedimentary rock can be subducted

• Only igneous rock can be subducted

• Only metamorphic rock can be subducted

Weathering only happens at Earth’s _________ where rocks are exposed to energy from the sun

• Interior

• Surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock can only be melted deep underground where rocks are exposed to energy from Earth’s _________

• Sun

• Interior

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4