Level 1B Semester 3 Rock Cycle

Geologists use this to study different minerals that make up a rock's composition

• Minerals

• Fossil

• Microscope

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks are called?

• Fossil

• Mineral

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Rocks are formed by years and years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Scientists generally classify rocks by how they were made or formed.

• True

• False

A solid made up of a bunch of different minerals.

• Clay

• Sand

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

There are four major types of rocks

• True

• False

Rocks are formed by great heat and pressure.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

hardened magma or lava is called?

• Dirt

• Igneous Rock

• Mud

Examples of metamorphic rocks include marble, anthracite, soapstone, and schist.

• True

• False

Igneous rocks are formed by?

• Years and years of sediment

• Volcanoes

• Great heat and pressure