Vocabulary
A solid object made of minerals ?
Rock
Rock type formed in layers
Sedimentary
Melted rock inside Earth is called?
Magma
What is rock is formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
How many types of rocks are there?
3
A solid that forms crystals is ?
Mineral
Sedimentary rocks cover what % of Earth surface
75%
Melted rock on surface is called ?
Lava
What means to change from one thing into another thing ?
Morph
Rocks become hard when they ?
Cool
Broken Pieces of rock are called ?
Sediment
The process of sediment settling is called?
Deposted
What is formed when magma cools ?
Igneous rocks
What is a type of Metamorphic rock ?
Gneiss
Igneous rocks provide what?
Minerals / Metals
The process of breaking rocks into pieces is called?
Weathering
What is a type of sedimentary rock
Limestone
What is a type of Igneous Rock
What is another type of Metamorphic rock ?
Marble rock
Any rock can become this type of rock?
Metamorphic
Remains of living things are called?
Fossils
What is another type of Sedimentary rock
Shale
Obsidian
New Metamorphic rocks are formed from what type of old rocks
Sedimentary and Igneous rocks
Two forces that change rocks are?
Heat & Pressure