Weathering_Rock Cycle

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True
• False

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1