Rock Cycle

• What is a naturaL occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter?

• Mineral

• Rock

• Fossil

• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is an individual particle in a rock called?

• Folliation

• Grain

• Mineral

• Rock

What is molten rock stored beneath the Earth's surface called?

• Magma

• Lava

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What is magma called when it reaches the Earth's surface?

• Igneous

• Conglomerate

• Lava

• Mineral

What is a rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolve in water as rocks erode?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral

What is the breaking of rock by natural elements like water and wind called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Pressurized

• Metamorphism

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What series of processes change one type of rock into another type of rock?

• Rock Cycle

• Sand Cycle

• Lava Cycle

• Earth Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the natural transportation of rock and sediments to different locations called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Precipitation

• Rock Cycle

What type of rock is on the Earth's surface?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is found underneath the Earth's surface?

• Mineral

• Igneous

• Intrusive

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1