Layers of the Earth
Earth's outer layer
Crust
What is magma called when it enters the earths surface
Lava
What are the three types of rocks?
sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
What is one of the names given for the way rocks become smaller
weathering or erosion
Name an object in this room where minerals are found.
Center of the earth
Earth's core (inner and/or outer)
What type of rock forms when magma or lava cool?
Igneous
Rock that was once melted but has cooled and hardened.
Igenous
Where do sedimentary rocks usually form?
What are rocks made up of?
Minerals
Which layer is the hottest
inner core
The latin word ignis means what?
Fire
Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
Metamorphic rocks
Materials that settle into layers and harden
Sedimentary rocks
Marks or remains of a once-living thing found between rocks
fossils
The main metal found in the earths core
Iron
Name a famous volcano
what type of rock is coal
sedimentary
When an igneous rock becomes smaller what type of rock does it become?
Sedimentary
What type of rock is Pumice
igneous
Name of way the mantle and the earths crust are different
A. Earths Crust
B. Underwater
C. Underground
B. Underwater
What type of rock is marble
When crystals cool down slowly, will the crystals grow larger or smaller?
Larger
Which mineral is the hardest?
A. Nickle
B. Quartz
C. Diamond
C. Diamond