IGNEOUS
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is MAGMA?
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
What is SEDIMENT?
Metamorphic rocks are made from this process
What is HEAT and PRESSURE?
When sediments go under compacting and cementing processes they become___________
SEDIMENTARY rocks.
This very dense rock type is used in kitchen countertops
What is GRANITE
What is OIL and GAS
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
What is LAVA
The final 2 processes that turn sediments into sedimentary rocks.
What are COMPACTION and CEMENTATION?
The layers in metamorphic rock look like this
What is wavy or ribbon-like?
When igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks go under weathering and eroding they become_________________
SEDIMENT
This rock type is a "girl's best friend"
What is a DIAMOND
This deposit of SEDIMENT forms this type of structure that sees rivers split into channels
a DELTA
This is where igneous rocks can be found.
What is NEAR VOLCANOES?
What is the weathering process difference between weathering and deposition?
Weathering breaks rock down and deposition drops the sediment off.
Above or below the Earth's surface, where do metamorphic rock form?
Where is below the Earth's surface?
The processes that turn metamorphic rocks into sediments
WEATHERING and EROSION
This Sedimentary Rock has been commonly used in roof tops around the world.
What is SLATE
Gold deposits occur when intense heat can cause minerals to concentrate under this type of rock formation
METAMORPHIC ROCK
This is a black EXRUSIVE igneous rock.
What is BASALT?
This is one type of Sedimentary rock.
What is SHALE or SANDSTONE
When rocks crack due to the expansion of water
What is freeze/thaw weathering?
_________ and ____________ turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
What is HEAT and PRESSURE
This Metamorphic rock type sees Limestone changed to this type of rock commonly used in ornate flooring.
What is MARBLE
Igneous Rocks are formed during this process.
What is the COOLING of Magma
This happens when magma cools quickly above the Earth's surface.
What are the FORMATION OF SMALL CRYSTALS in an igneous rock?
What are the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock called?
What are FOSSILS?
This is an example of a metamorphic rock.
What is marble, schist, or gneiss?
When metamorphic and igneous rocks go under A melting PROCESS, they turn into__________
Magma
This shiny black brittle rock is an Extrusive Igneous rock formed when lava cools
What is OBSIDIAN
These unique rock structures can be found in igneous rocks and formed over millions of years.
What are crystals or CRYSTALLIZATION