Unit 6: Rocks and Fossils

formed from layers of sediment

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a solid piece of Earth's surface

• sediment

• fossil

• geologist

• rock

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changes in the mineral compositions and physical structures of rocks over time cause by various natural processes

• rock cycle

• igneous rocks

• fossil

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past

• geologist

• fossil

• metamorphic rocks

• rock formations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

scientists who study rocks

• mineral

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• geologist

rock arrangements created by weathering, erosion, and other natural processes

• metamorphic rocks

• rock formations

• igneous rocks

• mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

formed from volcanoes

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

formed from heat and pressure

• mineral

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

the weathered pieces

• sediment

• mineral

• rock

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a natural solid found on Earth's surface that is not plant or animal

• geologist

• rock cycle

• mineral

• rock formation

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