Sedimentary Rock
What are sedimentary rocks made of?
Sediments
How do igneous rocks form?
Magma or lava cools and becomes hard.
What does it take to make rocks into metamorphic rocks?
Heat and Pressure
How do sedimentary rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
Through Heat and Pressure
What group those Granite belong to?
Igneous Rock
How do sediments form?
Weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces.
Igneous rock formed from magma is called what?
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Where are metamorphic rocks created?
Metamorphic rocks are created deep below Earth's surface
How do Igneous Rocks change to Metamorphic Rocks?
Through Heat and Pressure
What group does Basalt belong to?
Igneous Rock
What are the processes that move sediments from one place to another?
Erosion
Igneous rock formed from lava is called what?
Extrusive Igneous Rock
What is Regional Metamorphism?
Metamorphism caused by lots of PRESSURE.
How do metamorphic rocks change into igneous rock?
They melt into magma, then cool.
What group is Sandstone in?
Sedimentary Rock
What is strata?
Layers of different sediments in sedimentary rock.
Intrusive Igneous rocks usually have what texture?
Coarse Grain
What does it mean if a metamorphic rock is Folliated?
The minerals are in bands or layers.
How do igneous rocks become sedimentary?
They break into sediments, then the sediments form a sedimentary rock.
What group is Marlbe in?
Metamorphic Rock
How do sedimentary rocks form?
Sediments are compacted and cemented together.
Extrusive Igneous rocks usually have what texture?
Fine Grain
What is the texture of metamorphic rock that doesn't have bands or stripes?
Nonfolliated.
How do metamorphic rocks become sedimentary?
They break into sediments, then the sediments form a sedimentary rock.
What group does Gneiss belong to?
Metamorphic Rock