Ch 14 Quizizz

When igneous rock or sedimentary rock is changed by heat and pressure below the earth’s surface, ___ rock forms.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• volcanic

• crystalline

The rock that forms from cooled magma or volcanic lava is ___ rock.

• shale

• metamorphic

• limestone

• sedimentary

• igneous

Most rocks that formed during the Flood were ___ rocks.

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• crystalline

• igneous

• volcanic

A rock is a hard, solid material made of ___.

• organic material

• one or more minerals

• two or more vitamins

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Weathering is ___.

• the moving of sediment from one place to another

• the dropping of sediment in a new place

• the process of plants growing on rocks

• the process that breaks down and changes rocks

• the process that forms new rocks from magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Chemical weathering is caused by ___.

• acid rain

• plant roots breaking rocks

• freezing and thawing

• a flowing waterfall

• water or wind abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Breaking rocks into smaller pieces without changing the composition of the rocks is ___.

• deposition

• physical weathering

• melting

• chemical weathering

• erosion

Ice that acts like a wedge and causes any cracks in a rock to widen is an example of ___ weathering.

• physical

• chemical

• both chemical and physical

• thermal

• biological

The largest component of soil that has the roughest texture is ___.

• gravel

• humus

• silt

• clay

• sand

Which layer of soil contains the most humus?

• bedrock

• subsoil

• topsoil