Earth Unit Review

What are rocks?

• living organisms

• collections of minerals stuck together

• a type of habitat

Which type of rock forms when other rocks melt, cool, and harden?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Which type of rock forms when other rocks break into small pieces that get compacted and cemented together?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Which type of rock forms when heat and pressure change a rock's appearance?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Tiny pieces that break off of rocks are called ___.

• erosion

• magma

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What acts as glue to cement sediment together into rock?

• melted rock

• minerals dissolved in water

• smaller pieces of sediment

Weathering is caused by ___.

• moving water

• plant and animal activity

• both A and B are correct

Which type of rocks would you most likely find near a volcano?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• magma is underground and lava is on Earth's surface

• magma is melted rock and lava is solid rock

• magma is hot and lava is cold

Any type of rock can change into an igneous rock.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1