Rocks and Rock Cycle

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How are metamorphic rocks created?

• Cooling and crystallizing as it moves away from the core

• Formed from pieces of other rock

• None of these options are correct.

• Heat and pressure as they move toward the core

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock started as magma, then flowed onto the earth as lava, and cooled. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What kind of rock is this layered rock? The fossil record is typically found here.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• intrusive granite

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This rock formed under high heat and pressure. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous