Rocks and Minerals
A solid made up of different minerals.
What is a rock.
Pool of molten rock beneath the earth's crust.
What is magma chamber
Lava hardens and becomes this.
What is extrusive igneous rock.
Rock that is melted.
What is magma.
Fruit candy used for an experiment.
What are Starbursts
We need some of these in order for our bodies to function.
What are minerals.
The primary opening where lava comes out.
What is vent
Rock that changes because of heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock.
Pressure and compaction creates this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock.
What did we use to make magma from our metamorphic rock that was made from starbursts.
What is the microwave.
We use these types of rocks for counter tops
What is granite.
The underground passage through which magma and volcanic gases travel upwards towards the vent.
What is conduit.
What are sedimentary rocks.
True or False? Metamorphic rock can be turned to sedimentary rock but Sedimentary rock cannot turn to Igneous rock.
Quartzite is made from this.
What is sandstone.
We use _____ and ______ in matches to help us start fires.
What are sulfur and flint.
On large volcanoes, there are multiple smaller outlets through which magma escapes.
What are side vents.
Often made from other types of rocks.
What are metamorphic rocks.
The process of which rocks gets smaller and the sediments are transported by wind, rain, and rivers.
What is weathering and erosion.
This sedimentary rock breaks into thin layers.
What is shale.
What is mercury.
A flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano.
What is sill.
When magma is close to the earth's surfaces and cools and becomes hard.
What are intrusive igneous rock.
Sediments that become sedimentary rocks goes through _________ and __________.
What is compaction and cementation.
A type of extrusive rock that has no grains or crystallization.
What is obsidian.