Label the Rock Cycle

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

Using your understanding of the Rock Cycle, what would the label A represent?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Using your understanding of the Rock Cycle, what would the label B represent?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

• weather and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• melting, cooling, and hardening

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter A?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter C?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter B?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

What is the process called when sedimentary rocks are transformed into metamorphic rocks?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossil

In the rock cycle, what process breaks down rocks into smaller particles?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Crystallization