Sedimentary Rocks
What are sediments?
They are small pieces of rock.
What does morph mean?
change
What kind of igneous rock is formed above the Earth's crust?
Extrusive Igneous Rock
What is weathering?
The creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means.
What is weathering?
Weathering is the creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means.
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
extreme head and pressure.
What kind of igneous rock is formed below the Earth's crust?
Intrusive igneous rock
What is erosion?
The moving of sediments from their original position.
What is erosion?
Erosion is the moving of sediments from their original position.
deep underground.
Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling of _____ and _____.
Magma and lava
What is deposition?
The settling out of sediment.
How does an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
Weathering, erosion and deposition
How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
How do metamorphic rocks become igneous rocks?
melting
What are compaction and cementation?
The process by which sediment is squeezed and glued together into a new rock
How does a metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock?
Weathering, erosion and deposition
How does an igneous rock become a metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
How does a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?
melting
What is one example of a sedimentary rock?
shale, limestone, conglomerate