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2.3 Vocabulary - Formation of Rocks

Authored by Amber Fellows

Science

7th Grade

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2.3 Vocabulary - Formation of Rocks
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rock that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure

igneous rock

metamorphic rock

sedimentary rock

rock cycle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens

igneous rock

metamorphic rock

sedimentary rock

rock cycle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rock formed by gravity pressing fragments of other rocks and minerals together as they settle on land or under the ocean over a long period of time

igenous rock

metamorphic rock

sedimentary rock

rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The physical or chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces or aqueous solutions on Earth's surface

weathering

erosion

abrasion

rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Type of mechanical weathering caused by the scraping and scratching of rocks by loose particles that are transported over the rocks by wind, water, glaciers, etc.

abrasion

chemical weathering

erosion

deposition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Changes to rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface that are caused by chemical reactions

mechancal weathering

chemical weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When soil is moved from one location to another by wind or water. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

weathering

abrasion

erosion

rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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