Rocks and Minerals

A _______ is a solid, naturally occurring, inorganic substance that always has the same composition.

• rock

• carbon

• mineral

• water

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___________ rocks are formed when magma cools.

• Sedimentry
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When igneous rock breaks apart (weathers), it forms ___________.

• sedimentry rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sediments
• crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.

• Pumice
• Limestone
• Sandstone
• Marble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

One example of a sedmentary rock is ____________.

• pumice
• obsidian
• sandstone
• marble

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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A ___________ is where two tectonic plates meet and one gets pushed underneath the other.

• rift zone
• subduction zone
• transform fault
• rock layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.

• rock cycle
• water cycle
• igneous cycle
• metamorphic process

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Streak is the color of a mineral’s

• fracture

• luster

• powder

• cleavage