Earth's History and the Rock Cycle Lesson

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

forms when magma or lava cools

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock

• sedimentary

• igenous

• metamorphic

rock that forms when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together

• sedimentary

• igenous

• metamorphic

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava

• Magma

• Mineral Crystals

• Igneous Rocks

Which of the words below describe broken up rock?

• stalactites

• magmas

• metamorphs

• sediments

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation