Rock Cycle Lesson

He was a Scottish naturalist and farmer who came up with the Principle of Uniformitarianism. He proposed the idea of the rock cycle

• James Hutton

• Nicolaus Steno

• James Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Nicolaus Tesla

Which of the following are forces that act during the rock cycle (more than one answer)

• Deformation

• Compacting

• Eroding

• Melting

• Cooling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

• weathering and erosion

   James Hutton Was A _________

• Astronomer

• Geologist

• Meme

• Philosopher

How do sedimentary rocks form on Earth’s surface?

• in vertical stripes

• with no clear pattern

• in horizontal layers

• in a crisscross pattern

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

True or false: Sometimes older rocks end up on top of younger rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4