Rock TEST

The only type of rock where fossils can be found is:

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The three main types of rocks are:

• Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

• Igneous, Sedimentary, and Fossil

• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Fossil

• Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Metamorphic rock forms as a result of what two changes in Earth's interior?

• Heat and pressure

• Erosion and weathering

• Cooling and solidification

• Melting and crystallization

Which are the only types of rocks that are only formed exclusively within the earth?

• sedimentary rocks.

• metamorphic rocks.

• igneous rocks.

• obsidian rocks.

What type of rock is created layer by layer?

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock is created on the surface of the earth when volcanic activity occurs?

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

• Foliated Metamorphic

• Clastic Sedimentary

Anna knows that to turn a Metamorphic Rock into a Sedimentary Rock

• Weathering and Cementation of the rock is required.

• Heat and Pressure are required.

• Melting is required.

• Explosive volcanism is required.

Suppose Piper found a rock in Hawaii and the rock is volcanic. What type of rock would Piper have found?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Mineral

What causes obsidian to form?

• extremely hot rocks that cool quickly.

• remains of plants and animals that have been compacted.

• pressure beneath the surface of the Earth.

• particles of rocks pressed and cemented together.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Emma is planting a garden in her yard and notices that the fertilizer she is using contains gypsum. She knows from Mrs. Risenhoover's science class that gypsum is mined and is used to make fertilizers. She remembers that the gypsum is rated as a 2 on Moh's Hardness Scale. Which of these statements best describes this rock?

• Gypsum cannot scratch other rocks.

• Gypsum can scratch rocks that are rated a 1.

• Gypsum is very hard, compared to other rocks.

• Gypsum can scratch any rock rated from a 2 to a 10.