ESS - Rock Cycle

What process is necessary for igneous rock formation?

• erosion

• depotision

• solidification

• metamorphism

What process could lead directly to the formation of pumice rock (a type of igneous rock)

• precipitation of minerals from evaporating seawater

• metamorphism of unmelted rock material

• deposition of quartz sand

• explosive eruption of lava from a volcano

Most of the sedimentary rocks shown were formed by

• volcanic eruptions and crystallization

• compaction and/or cementation

• heat and pressure

• melting and/or solidification

What type of rock is formed by weathering and erosion, deposition, and compaction?

• Type sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

What type of rock is formed by melting, followed by cooling and solidification?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Subduction is when one plate goes under another plate. What causes this plate to go under the other plate?

• it is less dense than the top plate

• it is more dense than the top plate

• the plates are part of the Ring of Fire

• volcanoes forced the magma to go underneath

Seafloor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by

• tides

• convection currents in the mantle

• changes in the Earth's magnetic field

• shrinkage of the crust as the Earth cools

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Where are the tectonic plates located?

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

• inner coure

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Reform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3