Sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks form this way
What is erosion and deposition
Igneous rocks form this way
What is cooled magma (lava)
Most of the Grand Canyon is in this state
What is Arizona
Metamorphic rocks form this way
What is heat and pressure
An educated guess of the answer to your question
What is hypothesis?
This is used to cement the sand together when making sandstone
What is a matrix
These types of igneous rocks form inside Earth's crust
What is intrusive
This is the river which eroded the Grand Canyon
What is the Colorado River
Name a type of metamorphic rock
Schist, slate, marble, etc
This law says that older rock layers are on the bottom, younger ones form on top.
What is "Law of Superposition"
This type of sedimentary rock forms at the bottom of still water like ponds and lakes.
What is shale
These types of igneous rocks have small crystals because of cooling quickly
What are extrusive
He was the first man to explore the Grand Canon
Who is John Wesley Powell
The type of boundary where metamorphic rocks can be formed
What is convergent?
This is the force that pulls stars together to form galaxies and pulls planets near stars to form solar systems.
What is gravity
This is the environment where limestone is usually formed
What is marine (ocean).
This igneous rock is composed of large crystals and used to make counter tops in bathrooms and kitchens
What is granite
This is the word for a section (layer) of rock composed of several types of rock
What is a formation
Shale turns into this metamorphic rock
What is slate
This word means distance divided by time
What is speed?
This is the mineral that reacts with acid to produce the fizz of limestone
What is calcite
Igneous rocks come from the magma that makes up which layer of the earth?
What is the mantle
What landform was in place before the Grand Canyon formed?
What is the Colorado Plateau
The word "morph" has this meaning
What is "change"?
This word means "a change in position"
What is motion