Rock Cycle Lesson

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• erosion and deposition

• melting and cooling

Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Foliated 

• Nonfoliated

Sediment goes through _________________ to become sedimentary rock.

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

Fossils are found in ____________ rocks.

• metamorphic

• magma

• igneous

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form

• Color

• Grain size

• Chemical Composition

Which best describes one way igneous rocks form?

• Sedimentary rocks erode.

• Sedimentary rocks are compacted.

• Metamorphic rocks are melted, then cooled.

• Metamorphic rocks are deposited and cemented

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A group of students found metamorphic rocks near a campsite. The presence of metamorphic rocks is most likely evidence of

• dinosaur activity

• sediment deposition

• high pressure

• wind-borne sand

All rocks can melt into magma.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1