Mystery Science: Birth of Rocks

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Science
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4th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a growing seed slowly breaks rock apart, it's called...
plant wedging
root erosion
ice wedging
root wedging
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you looked at rocks at the top of a mountain and at the bottom of a mountain, what might you see?
The rocks at the top will be covered in snow.
The rocks at the bottom will probably be smoother or rounder.
The rocks at the bottom will be affected by wind erosion.
The rocks at the top are probably bigger.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This kind of rock forms from lava eruptions.
slate
lava rocks
obsidian
basalt
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Will a mountain last forever?
Yes, a mountain will last forever. It is made of solid rock.
No, a mountain won't last forever. Thunder and lightning can make it crumble.
Yes, a mountain will last forever. Rocks can never break apart.
No, a mountain won't last forever. Ice wedging and root wedging break rock apart.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What rocks are created by melting and cooling?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Erosion, wind, and weathering form this type of rock.
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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