Rock and the Rock Cycle

Rock and the Rock Cycle

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Rock and the Rock Cycle

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fossils are only found in

Sedimentary rocks

Foliated Metamorphic rocks

Igneous Rocks

Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?

Heat, pressure and radiation

Melting, cooling and evaporation

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation

Cooling of Magma over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Igneous and metamorphic rock are similar in that they both

form from magma cooling

require a lot of heat

form from sediments

are formed from pressure

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define Igneous rock

Rocks form when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together.

Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly, magma cools slowly.

Formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed.

Occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define metamorphic rock

Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly, magma cools slowly.

Rocks form when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together

Formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed.

Occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define sedimentary rock

Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly, magma cools slowly.

Formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed.

Rocks form when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together.

Occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Compaction is:

Earth’s rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes

Continuous force exerted on or against an object

Rocks form when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together

Occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks

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