Weather
What are the characteristics of a thunderstorm?
Thunder, lightning, heavy rainfall, and hail
How do igneous rocks form?
From magma or lava melting
What is a cold front?
An air mass that is cold
What is precipitation?
Any form of water that falls on earth's surface
Where do igneous rocks come from
Volcanoes and below the earth's surface
What are the characteristics of a tornado?
Strong winds, heavy rain, and hail
How do metamorphic rocks form?
When existing rocks are exposed to high tempatures
What is a warm front?
An air mass that is warm
What is condensation?
When gas or vapor changes into a liquid while in the atmosphere
What does L stand for?
Low Pressure
What are the characteristics of a blizzard?
Strong winds, low temperatures, and heavy snowfall
How do sedimentary rocks form
Sediments pressing into each other
What is a stationary front?
Cold and warm air masses moving into each other
What is infiltration?
When water enters below the earth's surface
What are the characteristics of a hurricane?
Strong winds, heavy rainfall, low pressure, and storm surge
Can all types of rocks turn into sediments?
Yes
What is an occluded front?
When a cold front takes over a warm front
What is runoff?
When water collects in streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans
What is an air mass?
A large body of air that can cause a change in temperature
What do thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, and hurricanes all have in common?
They are all a form of precipitation
Can all rocks melt into magma?
No, only metamorphic and igneous rocks can
Where does an occluded front form?
Around a low pressure system
What do precipitation, condensation, runoff, and infiltration have in common
They are all apart of the water cycle
Clastic chemical and bioclastic are classifications of which rock?
Sedimentary Rock