Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab

Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab

6th Grade

19 Qs

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Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab

Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sara Rishel

Used 14+ times

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces such as water flow or ice freezing and thawing?

weathering

erosion

deposition

cementation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means the movement of sediment to a new location by water, wind, or ice?

weathering

erosion

deposition

compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means the dropping of sediments from wind or water that slows down, or from ice melts?

weathering

erosion

deposition

cementation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means rocks formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together?

sedimentary rocks

igneous rocks

metamorphic rocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks?

compaction

deposition

cementation

subsidence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock?

cementation

compaction

deposition

subsidence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vocabulary word means hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the Earth's crust?

magma

lava

intrusive

extrusive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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