Earth's Structures Practice

How many types of rocks are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

"process that occurs on Earth's surface, crust, and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another."

• Sedimentaty Rock

• Sediment

• Extrusive Igneous

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which word below DOES NOT belong with the Rock Cycle?

• Pressure

• Evaporation

• Compaction

• Lava

Forms from sediment, which are pieces of weathered and eroded rock.

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rocl

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Earth's materials are constantly changed and recycled through the ____ _______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Draw a Volcano!

Metamorphic Rock:

• forms when heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface is applied to surrounding rock.

• forms when lava or magma cools and solidifies.

• the process of sediment being chemically glued together.

"Over time, the layered sediment is compacted and cemented together."

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

How is Igneous Rock formed?

• Broken down rock

• Pressure and Heat

• Lava and Cooling

• Compaction and Cementation

"Broken down pieces of rocks and minerals, that are transported by wind, water, or ice and eventually deposited in a new location."

• Sediment

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4