Rock Cycle Review

What observations can you make about this rock? Choose all that apply.

• holes

• gray

• layers

• smoothe

What type of rock do you infer this is, and why?

• metamorphic because it has holes

• Extrusive igneous because it has holes

• intrusive igneous because it has holes

• sedimentary because it has holes

What features can you observe on this rock?

• layers

• brown colors

• flat

• crystals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What kind of rock do you infer this is and why?

• metamorphic because of the coloring

• igneous because of tte crystals

• metamorphic because of the layering

• sedimentary because of the layering and coloring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Click on the magma in the diagram.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which feature would most likely indicate that a rock is sedimentary?

• Random mineral arrangement

• Visible crystals

• Layering and presence of fossils

• Glassy texture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which characteristic is most useful for identifying an igneous rock?

• Crystal size and arrangement

• Layered appearance

• Presence of fossils

• Rounded grains

Which four arrows should be labeled melting?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which two arrows should be labeled weathering and erosion?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which three arrows should be labeled heat and pressure?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1