Rock Cycle

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Conglomerate

• weathering

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

• gneiss

• shale

• limestone

• Pumice

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by

• melting

• Cementation and compaction

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

Heat and ​ (a)   can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

Igneous rocks form from the ​ (b)   of magma or lava

​ (c)   is the process which causes magma to form.

• Pressure
• cooling
• melting

Why are some igneous rocks coarse and other are smooth?

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs? Please explain your answers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the following

• Sedimentary Rock

• 
• Metamorphic rock

• 
• Glacier

• 
• Landslide

• 
• igneous rock

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2