Rock Cycle Stations Review

Use the diagram to determine the process happening at position A.

• Cooling and hardening
• Compacting and cementation
• Heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Use the diagram to determine the process happening at position B.

• Cooling and hardening
• Compacting and cementation
• Melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE What type of rock is formed when hot lava is cooled and hardened?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

FILL IN THE BLANK The _____ demonstrates how rocks repeatedly transform from one type to another due to a variety of natural processes.

• rock cycle
• sedimentary
• igneous

FILL IN THE BLANK When rock is eroded into small pieces, these smaller pieces are tightly pressed and _____ together.

• compacted
• sedimentary
• igneous

FILL IN THE BLANK When tiny rocks are compacted and cemented together, they form _____ rocks.

• compacted
• sedimentary
• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

FILL IN THE BLANK Rocks can be melted to become magma or lava, then cooled and hardened into a(n) ____ rock.

• compacted
• sedimentary
• igneous

FILL IN THE BLANK If intense heat and pressure is applied to this rock, it will become a(n) ______ rock.

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• igneous

TRUE OR FALSE Any type of rock can be transformed into any other type of rock.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE Sediment is often deposited in layers and contains sand and pebbles.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3