The Rock Cycle H.W.

What are the 3 main types of rocks?

• metamorphic, sedimentary, lava

• metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary

• metamorphic, magma, sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• school house rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion

• cementation 

• pressure

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks

• sticking

• pressuring

• cementation

• deposition

What are the 3 main types of rocks?

• metamorphic, sedimentary, lava

• metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary

• metamorphic, magma, sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How long does it take a complete sedimentary rock to form?

• millions of years

• thousands of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

What type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• lava