Rock Cycle Quiz

When rock on Earth’s surface is broken into smaller pieces, forming loose mater

• melting

• weathering

• sedimentation

• deformation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When temperature and pressure cause some minerals in the rock to break down and other minerals to fo

• igneous

• magma

• metamorphism

• sedementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When solid rock turns into molten, or liquid, rock

• cooling

• erosion

• weathering

• melting

When solid rock turns into molten, or liquid, rock

• lava

• melting

• deformation

• magma

When magma and lava cool and harden into solid rock

• metmaorphism

• crystallization

• sedementation

• deformation

Rock that forms as a result of sedimentation

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• sedementaitonMetamorphic Rock

When layers of sediment are compacted and cemented together over time to form rock

• Crystallization

• Metamorphism

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

When pieces of rock are carried away by running water, wind, or ice

• erosion

• pressure

• tsunami

• lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rock that forms through metamorphism

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

When rock changes shape due to compression or tension in Earth’s crust

• tectonic plates

• explosion

• deformation

• erosion