Ch 4 Lesson 1 Rock Cycle

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Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice or gravity are called _________________

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sediments

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma?

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Igneous Rock

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediments?

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Sedimentary Rock

Front

What type of rock is formed under heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic Rock

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True/False: Igneous rocks can turn into sedimentary rocks.

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True

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

True/False: Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

Back

False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the rock cycle?

Back

The continuous process of rock formation and transformation between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

Front

What is magma?

Back

Melted rock located beneath the Earth's surface.

Front

What is lava?

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Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.