6.10C - The Rock Cycle Vocab

Fill in the blank: Deposition is the process in which material is _______.

• deposited

• eroded

• dissolved

• evaporated

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fill in the blank: Erosion is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to _______.

• another location

• the same location

• a higher location

• a fictional location

Fill in the blank: Igneous rock forms when magma cools and _______.

• solidifies

• evaporates

• melts

• freezes

Fill in the blank: Magma is the molten or partially molten rock material containing trapped gases produced under Earth's _______.

• surface

• crust

• core

• mantle

Fill in the blank: Metamorphic rock is rock that has been altered in structure or composition by heat, pressure, and chemical substances usually deep in Earth's _______.

• crust

• mantle

• core

• surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fill in the blank: Rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic _______.

• materials

• compounds

• elements

• substances

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Fill in the blank: The rock cycle is the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic _______.

• processes

• events

• activities

• transformations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fill in the blank: Sedimentary rock is a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of _______.

• sediments

• minerals

• lava

• crystals

Fill in the blank: Weathering is the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose _______.

• rock

• metal

• plastic

• wood

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