Science Benchmark Review

What is the correct order of the rock cycle?

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

• sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

• sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

• metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

________ is a hot liquid rock that is deep inside the Earth.

• magma

• soil

• erosion

• plasma

______ happens when soils and rocks are carried away by wind, water, and ice.

• compaction

• precipitation

• cementation

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Granite is an example of an _______ _______.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A geologist is a scientist that studies ________.

• plants

• humans

• rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plants keep soil from eroding by holding it in place with their roots. True or False

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A very big rock is called a _______.

• sediment

• boulder

• sand

• pebble

The _____ in soil helps plants grow.

• leaves

• minerals

• plants

• iron

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_____ are the part of the plant that holds it in one place in the ground.

• stem

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

______ is the process when rocks go through a long, slow journey and change from one type of rock to another.

• The Big Bang Theory

• The Rock Cycle

• The Plant Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1