Rocks NYS ESRT Review

The process that break up and corrode solid rock, eventually transforming into sediment

• Erosion

• Clastic

• Sedimentary

• Weathering

What is NOT a physical characteristic of rocks?

• Grain Size

• Composition

• Luster

• Texture

What type of weathering was done in the crayon rock lab?

• Physical

• Chemical

What type of rocks are the most common on Earth?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Limestone was formed from the remains of once living organisms - this is what type of sedimentary rock?

• Clastic

• Biochemical

• Organic

• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Evaporites (potash) - minerals that precipitated directly out of water solutions - are what type of sedimentary rocks?

• Clastic

• Biochemical

• Organic

• Chemical

Slate, Phyllite, and Gneiss are all _______________ metamorphic rocks

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Quartzite and Marble are _______________ metamorphic rocks

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

According to the Rock Cycle, old rocks can be recycled as new rocks. True or False?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In the crayon rock cycle lab - the wax that was cooled on the ice was....

• Smooth

• Flat

• Even

• Textured/Rough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4