Geologic history and Earth Material

Which rock type is typically formed by the cooling and solidification of lava or magma?

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• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Marble

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  What type of rock is formed from the compaction and cementation of various particles, such as sand, silt, and clay?

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• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which rock type can be identified by its foliated layers and is often formed under high pressure and temperature conditions?

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• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Granite

Which rock type is most likely to contain fossils?

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• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Really old rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the term for igneous rocks that form below the Earth's surface?

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• Foliated

• Extrusive

• Clastic

• Intrusive

Which of the following rocks is formed by the alteration of pre-existing rocks by heat and pressure?

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• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Clastic

What is the best evidence that part of a hill was once covered by water?

• The top of a core sample would contain fossils of shells

• The bottom of the core sample would be saturated with water

• Aquatic fossils would be found near the bottom of the core sample

• The top of the core sample would contain leafy plant material

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the term used to describe the age of fossil layers based on its location?

• photosynthesis

• evolution

• Rock strata

• law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What could be considered evidence for the theory that the formation of the Grand Canyon took millions of years?

• The earthquake that created the canyon took place about a million years ago.

• The Grand Canyon was wider at the base, than it is at present, a few years ago.

• The rocks that are part of the Canyon walls originated millions of years apart.

• The Colorado River has changed its course many times in the last million years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the mineralized remains of plants or animals.

• rocks

• fossils

• rock strata

• sedimentary rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2