Vocabulary I
A rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces due to weathering.
Sediments
Rocks that are formed from extreme heat and pressure underground
Metamorphic Rock
A metamorphic rocks requires what two things to form?
Heat and Pressure
Igneous rocks form from what?
Magma or Lava
Which process in the rock cycle causes sediments to form?
Weathering and Erosion
Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
Magma
Molten Rock above Earth's surface
Lava
Where do metamorphic rocks form?
Inside of Earth
What process is required for minerals to crystallize in magma?
Cooling
After sediments are formed and taken by wind and water, they eventually settle in a process called?
Deposition
Rocks that are formed from compaction and cementation of sediments.
Sedimentary Rocks
Rocks that are formed from magma under Earth's Surface
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Where does the pressure come from that forms metamorphic rocks?
Gravity or the Earth above
Extrusive igneous rocks cool _________.
Quickly
After sediments have deposited in layers on the ground or seafloor, what two things must occur in order for a sedimentary rock to form?
Compaction and Cementation
A natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains
A rock
Rocks that are formed from lava above Earth's surface
Extrusive Igneous Rock
What is metamorphic rock that is formed from very high heat due to a nearby magma pocket?
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
If a magma chamber cools underground, what kind of igneous rock is made?
Intrusive
Where does the energy come from that drives the process of weathering and erosion?
The sun
The process of changing on type of rock into another type of rock
The rock cycle
Structures that grow larger while magma cools
Crystals
What is a metamorphic rock that has layers or banding?
Foliated metamorphic Rock
Where does most of the energy/heat that forms igneous rocks come from?
the core
If you have multiple layers of rock that have been deposited one on top of the other, where would you find the oldest layer?
The bottom