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What are the 3 major types of rock?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
What is the molten rock that rises and explodes from within a volcano?
Magma
What type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
Weathering
Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past
Fossil
Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?
Sedemintary
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
Igneous
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
Sediment
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
melting and cooling
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
Sedimentary Rock
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
Igneous Rock
True or False
Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
False
The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.
geologist
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
Lava
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
Weathering