Rock Cycle

Quartzite is an example of...

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Gneiss is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Coal is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What is the parent material of all rocks?

• Magma

• Lava

• Sedimentary

• Organic matter

Which rock cycle process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

• eruption

• intrusion

• crystallization

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in wavy, parallel bands of white and black crystals. What kind of rock have you probably found?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• extrusive