Unit 4 Science Vocabulary Quiz

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth.

• Rock

• Rock Layer

• Characteristic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Horizontal layers of sedimentary rock that form on top of each other.

• Rock

• Rock Layers

• Characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A feature or quality belonging typically to a thing and serving to identify it.

• Rock

• Rock Layer

• Characteristic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Form from molten rock, or magma.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Rock that is changed by heat, pressure or both.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Forms from particles in the environment that settle to form layers.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

• Sediment

• Weathering

• Evidence

Is the process that wears away or breaks down rock.

• Sediment

• Weathering

• Evidence

Is observable information that you can use to answer questions.

• Sediment

• Weathering

• Evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Is the process in which the weathered particles are removed from land.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Rock