Rocks + Cycling of Rocks Study Guide

How is an igneous rock created?

• Rock that forms from cooled magma or lava

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  Rock that forms when small particles of rock are pressed and cemented together

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  A rock is changed by heat and pressure

How is a sedimentary rock created?

• Rock that forms from cooled magma or lava

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  Rock that forms when small particles of rock are pressed and cemented together

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  A rock is changed by heat and pressure

How is a metamorphic rock created?

• Rock that forms from cooled magma or lava

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  Rock that forms when small particles of rock are pressed and cemented together

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  A rock is changed by heat and pressure

What happens to material as it moves through the rock cycle? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Material is not lost or gained

• Material gets recycled

• Material is lost and never comes back

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks called?

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

What is the size, shape, and arrangement of the mineral grains and crystals in a rock called?

• texture

• composition

• crystallization

• melting

If a rocks has grains that are large and easy to see it is called what?

• Fine grained

• Coarse grained

If a rock has grains that can be seen only with a microscope it is called what?

• Fine grained

• Coarse grained

What type of rock is formed from magma under Earth’s surface, cools very slowly, and has large crystals?

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Intrusive sedimentary rock

• Extrusive sedimentary rock

What type of rock is formed from lava on Earth’s surface, cools very quickly, and has small or no crystals?

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Intrusive sedimentary rock

• Extrusive sedimentary rock