Rocks
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Processes of the Rock Cycle
100

Definition of a rock.

A naturally occurring, solid chunk of material made up of one or more minerals.

100
Igneous rock is formed when what cools?
What is magma
100
Sedimentary rock forms when what collects and hardens into new rock?
What is sediment
100

True/ False: Metamorphic rocks can form from "melting" an Igneous rock.

False.

100

Any type of rock can become what kind or kinds of rock?

What is any kind.

200
A rock is a solid mixture of crystals of one or more what?
What are Minerals
200
Liquid rock found inside the earth is called what?
What is magma
200

Sediment stacks up in layers that are ______________ together.

What is cemented/ compressed.

200
Metamorphic rock is formed by heat and what?
What is pressure.
200

Name one example of each type of rock (Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary).

Igneous: Granite, Basalt, Pumice

Metamorphic: Slate, Marble, Schist

Sedimentary: Sandstone, Limestone, Coal

300

Definition of Weathering

The process by which rocks, soils, and minerals break down into smaller pieces.

300
Magma that is pushed to the earth's surface is called what?
What is lava
300
Sedimentary rock often forms at the bottom of _____________ as it is depostited by rivers and streams.
What is lakes or seas.
300
Metamorphic rock can be formed only where on the Earth? Inside/outside/either
What is inside.
300
Grains of rock are removed from their source by what?
What is erosion.
400
The continual process by which new rock forms from old rock material is called what?
What is the rock cycle.
400

Name an example of something in everyday life made from this rock.

Pumice Stone, knives, abrasive soap, scrub

400
Sediment is usually formed by ____________ and erosion.
What is weathering.
400
Where does the pressure come from that causes metamorphic rock to form?
What is the weight of the rock above it.
400
Water, wind, heat and ice break down rocks by what process?
What is weathering.
500
Crystals grow as melted rock does what?
What is cools.
500
Lava cools at a faster/slower/the same rate as magma?
What is faster.
500
Sedimentary rocks that have the shape of once living things.
What are fossils.
500

Name an example of what daily items made from Metamorphic rocks

Marble items, slate (pool tables), pencils (graphite)

500
Water, ice, and wind drop newly formed sediments by what process?
What is deposition.
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