Rock Cycle

What kind of rock is this layered rock? The fossil record is typically found here.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• intrusive granite

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is produced when existing rock is weathered and eroded?

• sediment

• magma

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is number 2?

• heat pressure

• melting

• weathering

• cooling/crystallization

What is number 3?

• heat pressure

• melting

• weathering

• cooling/crystallization

Type of rock formed when extreme temperatures and pressure cause other rocks to change

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Foliated 

• Nonfoliated

Which of the following describes rocks formed when sediments are buried, compacted, and cemented together?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Foliated

• Nonfoliated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1