Earth Science Test Review

The process in which earth and rocks are broken down, worn away, or dissolved into smaller pieces is called _______________.

• erosion

• weathering

• fossil

______________ is the movement of broken pieces of rocks, dirt, and sand to a new location.

• erosion

• weathering

• fossil

Small pieces of rock, dirt, and sand that are broken off of rocks during weathering are ______________.

• igneous rocks

• fossils

• sediments

• metamorphic rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The _______________________ is the process that a rock goes through to change from one form to another.

• erosion

• sediment

• rock cycle

• weathering

These rocks are formed from weathering and erosion when sediments are compressed and cemented together.

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

These rocks are formed from heat and pressure.

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

These rocks are formed when hot magma cools.

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

______________ are the remains or an impression of a plant or animal that existed millions of years ago.

• extinct

• erosion

• igneous

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If an organism is no longer existing it is ______________.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• extinct

• weathered

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Weathering is like a _____________________.

• hammer shattering and breaking things

• broom sweeping things away

• shovel scooping dirt

• cloth wiping away dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2