Rock Cycle and Soil

Has wavy bands.

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Formed by cooling & solidification of lava

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Formed by cooling & solidification of magma

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Formed by melting

• magma

• sediments

• sedimentary rock

• intrusive igneous

Identify this type of rock. 

• metamorphic 

• igneous

• sedimentary

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock might contain fossils? 

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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-ESS2-3

Which process in the rock cycle involves the cooling and solidification of magma?

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

• Crystallization

What type of rock is formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

Which soil horizon is known as the topsoil and is rich in organic material?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D