Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocabulary Review

What are the minerals called that make up most of the rocks of Earth's surface?

• Rock-forming minerals

• Igneous minerals

• Sedimentary minerals

• Metamorphic minerals

What is the term for the solid, natural substance made up of one or more minerals?

• Mineral

• Rock

• Soil

• Clay

What type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize?

• Chemical rock

• Clastic rock

• Organic rock

• Metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock due to heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

What is the term for the layers of sedimentary rock that form over time?

• Strata

• Laminae

• Bedding

• Formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of igneous rock is formed when magma hardens beneath the surface of Earth?

• Extrusive Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Intrusive Rock

What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

What is the name of the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

• Lava

• Magma

• Basalt

• Granite

What type of sedimentary rock forms where remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers?

• Clastic rocks

• Chemical rocks

• Organic rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

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What is the process called where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism