Where Do Rocks Come From?

Salt crystals form when______________.

• water evaporates

• magma cools

• sandstone is heated

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

_______________ is a solid naturally formed substance that is made up of only one thing (ingredient).

• rocks

• minerals

What is the center of the Earth called that is made up of iron and nickel?

• sun

• water

• crust

• core

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic are the three big groups of rocks.

true or false?

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What kind of rock forms when magma cools?

• igneous

• sedimentary

Which kind of rock changes from one kind of rock to another?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Sandstone is an example of which kind of rock?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Granite is which type of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What are layers of sand called?

• minerals

• lava

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes rocks to change into metamorphic rocks?

• water and ice

• heat and pressure

• sunshine and rain

• snow and grass