Rock Cycle Slides

Shale is an example of...

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both

• Neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

Which rock cycle process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

• eruption

• intrusion

• crystallization

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind and water?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2