Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab
Authored by Sara Rishel
Science
6th Grade
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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
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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