Rock Cycle

The process of weathering would most influence _____ rocks

• thermic

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Most of the ocean floor is a type of rock called basalt.  At the edge of continents, this basalt erodes and becomes small particles.  Over time, the particles are compressed and form what type of rock

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• basinic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When a sedimentary rock changes shape under heat and pressure, but does not melt completely, it becomes which of the following types of rock?

• igneous

• magma

• metamorphic

• volcanic

When lava cools very slowly, the crystals of the rock formed will be —

• small

• large

• cemented

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Metamorphic rock is formed through ________ and ________.

• heat, pressure

• fire, cooling

• weathering, erosion

• compaction, cementation

Rocks that can be found in the area of a volcano and have been cooled from a liquid state should be classified as —

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• thermic

Students are investigating the rocks with fossil markings that are found in an area that was once covered by a lake.  The rocks they are observing are MOST likely —

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• thermic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

processes that form a sedimentary rock (2)

• melting

• compaction

• cementation

• pressure

processes that form a metamorphic rock (2)

• melting

• cementation

• pressure

• heat

Marble

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic