Formation of Rocks

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT true about the role tectonic forces play in the rock cycle?
When plates pull apart, rocks melt, and magma forms igneous rock
When plates crash together, rocks are buried and form metamorphic rocks
When plates slide over and under each other, the heat and pressure forms igneous rocks
When rocks push upward and form mountains, the erosion of the mountains can produce sediment
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement CORRECTLY describes the rock cycle?
Igneous rock can only form by heat and pressure
Metamorphic rock can only form by crystallization
Magma can only form by compaction and cementation
Sediment can only form by weathering, erosion, and deposition
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Water can break down some minerals in a rock, changing them into NEW substances. This process is an example of
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The process by which oxygen reacts with iron minerals in rock to form rust is called:
carbonation
oxidation
solution
crystallization
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
Water freezes in cracks in a rock, breaking the rock apart
Weak acid breaks down minerals by reacting with them
Plant roots grow and split rock into pieces
An animal kicks a rock down a hill where it hits another rock and shatters
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT an example of mechanical weathering?
A growing plan root splits a rock
A bear kicks a rock over a ledge, causing it to break
Frozen water in rock cracks breaks the rock apart
Iron minerals in rocks turn brown and crumble
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A chief cause of the formation of metamorphic rock is
weather
radiation from the sun
Earth's motion
plate motion
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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