The Rock Cycle

Having visible layers would identified a rock as ​ (a)   . Rocks that are cooled lava or magma are ​ (b)   rock. Intense heat and pressure allows for ​ (c)   rock to form.

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Basalt forms when _____ cools on the Earth's surface.

• sediment

• water

• lava

• magma

A ___ is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly internal structure.

Which of the following are true about extrusive rocks? Choose all that are true.

• formed from cooling of hot, molten rock

• formed when lava cooled on the Earth's surface

• classified as fine-grained

• granite and dolerite are examples

Mineral are made up of ___, a solid with its atoms and molecules arranged in a repeating pattern.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Molten rock inside the earth is ​ (a)   . Molten rock on the Earth's surface is ​ (b)   .

• magma
• lava
• crystal
• minearl
• mineral
• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Granite forms when _____ slowly cools within the Earth's crust.

• sediment

• water

• lava

• magma

Choose the order of sedimentary rock becoming sedimentary rock again in another location.

• Wind and water transport the sediment by erosion.

• The layers of sediment are subject to compression.

• The rock is broken down by weathering.

• Sediment piles up in layers.

• The force of new sediment compacts the deposited rock.

The key ingredient of all rocks are ___.

What needs to happen to an igneous rock that was recently exposed on the Earth's surface before it becomes sedimentary rock?

• The weight of other layers press down and minerals solidify between the layers.

• The rock is broken into smaller pieces by weathering.

• Erosion by wind and water move pieces of the rock to other locations.