Rock Types
The three rock types.
What are Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
A scientist that studies rocks.
What is a geologist?
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is magma?
This process forms soil and provides material for erosion and deposition.
What is weathering?
The process that shows that rocks are constantly changing from one form to another.
What is the rock cycle?
The 2 processes that turn sediments into sedimentary rocks.
What is compaction and cementation?
Sedimentary rock turn to igneous through _____process.
What is melting and cooling?
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
What is lava?
Plant roots growing in the cracks of a sidewalk and breaking it apart is an example of this process.
What is mechanical(physical) weathering?
The process where eroded sediments, rocks, and soil settle in a new location after being transported.
What is deposition?
Igneous rocks are categorized as _________ or _________, depending on where the molten rock cooled.
What are extrusive and intrusive?
The process that turns metamorphic rocks into sediments.
What is weathering?
When igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks go under weathering and eroding they become_________________
What are sediments?
Weathering and erosion are the same thing. True or false. If false explain.
False. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks while erosion is the movement of rocks from one place to another.
The process that moves weathered rocks and sediments from one location to another by different agents.
What is erosion?
__________ igneous rocks have larger crystals than the other kind of igneous rocks.
What is intrusive?
_________ and ____________ turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
What is heat and pressure?
Fossils are more likely to be found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
Carbonic acid in rainwater can dissolve rocks such as limestone over a long time which is an example of ___________.
What is chemical weathering?
The surface features of a region, including its mountains, valleys, and other natural landforms and features.
What is topography?
Gneiss, Schist, and Marble are all examples of this type of rock.
what is metamorphic?
When metamorphic and igneous rocks go under melting they turn into__________
What is magma?
Due to their durability, this rock type is often used for creating monuments.
What is igneous rock?
This process creates landforms like deltas, dunes, and beaches.
What is deposition?
The process where less resistant rocks weather away faster than more resistant rocks, shaping the landscape.
What is differential weathering?