Rocks and Minerals

_______________________ rocks form when sediment compacts or cements in layers on the earth's surface without heat or pressure.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A solid found in nature that has specific forms, structures, and features is a/an ____________.

• Igneous

• Rock

• Mineral

________________________ rocks form when magma cools and hardens above or below the earth's surface.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sediment

What is a solid, natural object made from one or more minerals?

• Rock

• Crystal

• Minerals

What is a solid that has flat sides and edges arranged in a pattern that repeats to form a 3 dimensional shape?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

What is made of particles from rock, sand, soil, plant, and animal remains?

• Sedimentary

• Sediment

• Igneous

What type of rock forms when heat and pressure change the structure, texture, and appearance of rocks?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom?

• Element

• Mineral

• Substance

What is a substance that has definite shape and volume?

• Element

• Mineral

• Solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the process by which old rock material changes to make new rocks?

• Rocks

• Rock Cycle

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3