Rocks (S3E1.a)

A solid material made up of one or more minerals is a

• rock

• mineral

• cement

What are the 3 kinds of rocks?

• iron, sedimentary, cement

• sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

• metamorphic, sedimentary, iron

These type of rocks usually have layers and are formed along beaches, rivers, or under the water in lakes or oceans.

• Metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

The process of rocks changing from one type to another is called the

• water cycle

• oxygen cycle

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rocks can be classified by color, luster, hardness and______

• how far you can throw it.

• texture

• weight

What type of rock can be formed from liquid magma erupting from volcanoes or liquid magma that did not erupt from the volcanoes?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

What causes rocks to change?

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The hardness of a rock can be tested by using________

• Mohs Hardness Scale

• Einstein's Hardness Scale

• George Washington Carver's Hardness Scale

This type of rock forms when igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks are heated and/or squished, forming a new type of rock.

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

What type of rock is marble?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4