Minerals and Rocks

Rocks are made of...

• minerals

• ice

• dirt

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

• crystal
• density
• element
• fracture 

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• compaction and cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• all of these

An igneous rock can become ______.

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• igneous
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

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

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1