Article Reflection- The Rock Cycle

Match the following.

• Metamorphic

• Foliated and Non-Foliated

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive and Extrusive

• Igneous

• Clastic, Organic, and Chemical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of rocks?

• Igneous

• Crystal

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Match the following.

• Igneous Rock

• Formed from heat and pressure

• Sedimentary Rock

• Formed from pieces of other existing rock or organic material

• Metamorphic Rock

• Formed from the cooling of lava or magma

What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments (sediments)?

What is it called when small fragments of rock (sediments) are removed from their source and transported by wind, water, ice, or biological activity to a new location?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of sedimentary rock is limestone?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Chemical

When granite- an igneous rock- is put under enough pressure, it changes into a metamorphic rock called ______.

Which metamorphic rock has layers?

• Marble

• Quartzite

• Gneiss

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Intrusive Igneous Rock

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(b) Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Cools down quickly

• Small grains, fine texture, possible air bubbles

• Cools down slowly

• Volcanic Rock

• Formed inside the Earth

• Plutonic Rock

• Large grains, course texture, possible crystals

• Formed on the Earth's surface/above the crust

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Intrusive Igneous Rock

,

(b) Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Diorite

• Obsidian

• Pumice

• Granite

• Basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4