Rocks & The Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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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

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

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1