Rocks and the Rock Cycle

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface

• deposit

• lava

• magma

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Rock material that is broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode

• extrusive rock

• rock

• rock cycle

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Crystallization of minerals from water into the spaces between sediment grains

• biochemical rock

• cementation

• intrusive rock

• volcanic glass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Magma --> _____________ --> Igneous Rock

• Melting

• Cooling

• Metamorphism

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Metamorphic Rock --> Weathering & Erosion --> __________

• Magma

• Igneous

• Sediment

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock started as lava that cooled and solidified. Then it was heated and put under pressure, which changed it chemically. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic