Rock and the Rock Cycle

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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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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