The Rock Cycle

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Chemistry, Science

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7th - 8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-4

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Susan Cooksey

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The Rock Cycle

Lesson 4

Multiple Choice

The best answer for section "B"

metamorphic/melting

compaction/cementation

weathering/erosion

heat/pressure

Multiple Choice

The best answer for section "C" in the diagram

metamorphic/melting

compaction/cementation

weathering/erosion

heat/pressure

Multiple Choice

The best answer for section "A" in the diagram

metamorphic/melting

compaction/cementation

weathering/erosion

heat/pressure

Multiple Choice

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

True

False

Multiple Choice

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

Rock Cycle

Uplift

Deposition

Erosion

Multiple Choice

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

texture

weathering

sediment

erosion

Multiple Choice

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

True

False

Multiple Choice

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

Erosion

Deposition

Compaction

Weathering

Multiple Choice

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

Melting and cooling

Extreme heat and pressure

Compaction and cementation

Weathering and erosion

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

Igneous

Sedimentary

Organic

Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

Igneous

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Extrusive

Multiple Choice

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Multiple Choice

Movement of the Earth's tectonic plates creates extreme _____ below Earth's surface.

compaction/cementation

weathering/erosion

heat/pressure

explosions/exchanges

Multiple Choice

A rock that has cooled fast and may look like glass.

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary

sediment

Multiple Choice

Which type of igneous material cools fastest?

lava

magma

sediments

sandstone

Multiple Choice

Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _____.

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary

sediment

Multiple Choice

____ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the earth change without melting or weathering

igneous

sediment

metamorphic

sedimentary

Multiple Choice

the process of sediment being glued together

compaction

weathering

erosion

cementation

The Rock Cycle

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