The Rock Cycle

What type of rock is formed when sediments accumulate, compact, and cement together?

• igneous

• sedimenary

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure while buried deep below Earth's surface?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

What type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools and hardens?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Choose 2 physical properties of sedimentary rocks.

• visible, straight layers

• may contain fossils

• layers like ribbons (swirly)

• crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Choose 2 physical properties of metamorphic rocks.

• layers like ribbons (swirly)

• crystals

• may contain fossils

• sand, pebble, or boulder size particles

Choose the physical properties of igneous rocks.

• large crystals

• many colors

• glassy

• holes where gas was trapped

What processes create igneous rocks?

• cooling and hardening

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What processes create sedimentary rocks?

• cooling and hardening

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What processes create metamorphic rocks?

• cooling and hardening

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What processes create sediments?

• cooling and hardening

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2