Lithosphere

what is weathering?

• when someone breaks a rock for fun

• when a rock is broken through the force of another substance on the rock

• when someone steps on grass

• when rain falls

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

​ (a)   small pieces of rock

• sediment
• sedimentary rock
• subduction
• uplift

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ESS2.A

ESS2.C

ESS3.A

ESS3.C

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True
• False

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• intrusive igneous

• extrusive igneous

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a solid, natural object made from one or more minerals?

• Rock

• Crystal

• Minerals

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is a solid that has flat sides and edges arranged in a pattern that repeats to form a 3 dimensional shape?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The process of wind, water, and glaciers moving small pieces of rock from one place to another is called crystallization.

• True

• False