The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

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9th - 12th Grade

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MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Antelope Canyon (pictured below) in Arizona is surrounded by sandstone, a sedimentary rock. Which of these processes most likely carved the canyon from the surrounding rock?

weathering

pressure increase

melting

subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which describes the order of formation for sedimentary rocks?

cementation

sediment accumulation

compaction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following produces igneous rocks?


molten material

lava

magma

all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A classification system for igneous rock, based on cooling rate, would most likely be based on which of the following?


the size of the crystals in the rock


the color of the rock


the mineral composition of the rock


the density of the rock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do metamorphic rocks form?


Crystallization or cooling of molten rock


Layers of sediment are compacted or cemented together.


Heat and Pressure are applied.

none of these

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subduction is when one plate is forced below another plate.

What may happen to rock after it is pushed below during subduction?

Erosion and deposition will change the sedimentary rock into new sedimentary rock.


The rock will remain unchanged.


This exposes rock to high temperatures and pressures that could lead to metamorphism and melting.


This exposes rock to cool temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the rock cycle?


weathering occurs in igneous rocks but never in sedimentary or metamorphic

sedimentary rock can revert to metamorphic rock but never to igneous rock

heat, pressure, cooling, weathering, erosion, and deposition change rock

the formation of rock within the cycle ends after metamorphic rocks from

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