Rock Cycle Lesson

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, 3-5-ETS1-1

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Robert Johnson

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Multiple Choice

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

Metamorphic Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Extrusive Rock

Igneous Rock

Multiple Choice

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

This rock started as molten magma. 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

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

erosion

weathering

sediments

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

magma, lava, crystals

Multiple Choice

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

intrusive igneous

foliated metamorphic

extrusive igneous

organic sedimentary

Multiple Choice

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

Mineral

Fossil

Rock

Sediment

Multiple Choice

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

Igneous rocks

Sedimentary rocks

Metamorphic rocks

Rock Cycle

Multiple Choice

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

Sedimentary Rock

Igneous Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

Multiple Choice

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

weather and erosion

heat and pressure

compacting and cementing

melting, cooling, and hardening

Multiple Choice

If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

magma

rocks

sediment

metamorphic rocks

Multiple Choice

What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

chemical weathering

physical or mechanical weathering

erosion

Deposition

Multiple Choice

Acid rain is most likely to cause...

deposition

glaciers to move

chemical weathering

mechanical weathering

Multiple Choice

thermal fractionation, frost wedging, hydration shattering, exfoliation and abrasion. are forms of what?

Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

Chemical Weathering

Compaction

Multiple Choice

Dissolution, hydrolysis, Hydration, and Oxidation and Acid Rain are examples of what kind of weathering?

Mechanical Weathering

Abrasion

Chemical Weathering

Bill Nye the science guy

Multiple Choice

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

ice wedging

dumptruck

permeability

acid rain

Multiple Choice

A process that breaks up rocks using PHYSICAL changes that don't change the actual substance.

Chemical Weathering

Animals

Plants

Mechanical Weathering

Multiple Choice

What type of Weathering is caused by animal actions?

Chemical Weathering

Erosion

Mechanical Weathering

Animals

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