Rocks and the Rock Cycle

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

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

• Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

• Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

• Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

• weather and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• melting, cooling, and hardening

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

• extrusion

• erosion

• crystallization

• intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• magma, lava, crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• texture

• weathering

• sediment

• erosion

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

• intrusive igneous

• foliated metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

• organic sedimentary

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?

• compaction & cementation

• weather & erosion

• heat & pressure

• melting