Formed at the earth's surface from pressed sediment layers
Sedimentary rock
Formed from hardened magma or lava
Igneous rock
Type of metamorphic rock with wavy layers
Gneiss
Compose rocks and are made up of elements
Minerals
How many types of rocks are there?
Type of sedimentary rock with straight layers and fossils
Sandstone
Type of igneous rock with smooth glassy surface
Obsidian
Type of metamorphic rock with crystals
Quartz
Basic components of minerals
Elements
Rocks are classified based on ....
How they are formed
Type of sedimentary rock with fossils and sediments
Limestone
Type of igneous rock with crystals
Granite
Type of metamorphic rock found at plate boundaries
All of them!
Process allowing rocks to change types
Rock cycle
Minerals
Type of sedimentary rock composed of cemented sediments
Conglomerate
Type of igneous rock with air pockets
Pumice
Type of metamorphic rock used to form sculptures
Weathering means to:
Break down or dissolve rocks
What are minerals made of?
Elements
Where are sedimentary rocks found?
Earths surface
Where are igneous rocks found?
Volcanos
Where are metamorphic rocks found?
Plate boundaries
Erosion- When sediments of the rocks are....
transported from one place to another
Name all of the terms from simplest to complex
1-Elements
2-Minerals
3-Rocks
4-Earths surface