Earth, Rocks and Soil

All of the rocks in the world used to be ___________ rock called molten rock.

• melted

• igneous

• tectonic

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The pits in the rock were formed by ___________ in liquid rock that came out of a volcano.

• bubbles

• dirt

• carbon

• different minerals

When rocks come out of the volcano onto the earth, they can ______________ the older rocks.

• push

• pull

• erode

• melt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Soil comes from ____________.

• rocks

• plants

• carbon

• layers

Dirt comes from _________________________.

• broken down rocks

• carbon

• pressure

• tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Every rock you see used to be _____________________.

• different

• the same

• igneous

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks are always changing and are part of something we call the ________________.

• rock cycle

• tectonic plates

• weathering system

• organism cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The reason why we have volcanoes is because of _____________ that are always moving.

• tectonic plates

• molten rock

• tons of pressure

• organism actions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The rock cycle has been going on for more than many _____________ years.

• millions

• thousands

• hundreds

• trillions

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Does soil have layers?

• YES

• NO