Rocks and minerals

Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly

changed from one kind of a rock to another.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.

• sedimentary rock

• sediment

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.

• texture

• metamorphic rock

• sediment

• minerals

Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat &

pressure.

• sedimentary rock

• texture

• metamorphic rock

• intrusive rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Magma that reaches earth’s surface.

• sediment

• lava

• igneous rock

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All rocks are made up of one or more.

• sediments

• minerals

• metals

• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Type of rock that can form on earth's surface as well as underground.

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

Sedimentary rock made up of dissolved minerals or the remains of living things.

• nonclastic rock

• intrusive rock

• foliated rock

• texture

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Texture of metamorphic rock that has mineral crystals arranged in bands.

• clastic

• texture

• foliated

• nonclastic

What processes change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

• cooling and hardening

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1