Unit 7.2B (Mi-Star) - The Rock Cycle

A landform that forms along the coast of a lake or ocean and its made up of loose particles like sand, gravel, pebbles or cobblestones.

• sand

• beach

• sediments

• delta

Loose particles of minerals and rock, smaller than gravel but larger than silt or clay is called ________.

The breaking down of rocks and minerals on the earth's surface by chemical, physical or biological processes.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• lithification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A surface process by which water or wind that removes solid or dissolved material from one location to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Lithification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A surface process in which materials (like small rock particles) settle out of air or water and are added to a surface feature, like a beach or a shoreline.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Lithification

Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and crystallization of _______________.

The root word morph means to ______________.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Metamorphic rocks are formed by modifying existing rocks through heat and _______________.

Rocks formed by compression and cementation (lithification) of deposits of solid particles.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

A natural surface feature that represents earth;s elevation variety and terrains, (eg. mountains, valleys and terrains) is called a