sedimentary
what is a sedimentary rock?
They are peices of once living organisms.
what is a metamorphic rock?
they are rocks that have been formed by intence heating and pressure
what is an igneous rock
they are types of rocks that form when magma cools.
what is weathering
weathering is when a big storm happens and because of the storm it breaks down rocks into little tiny peices
what is magma
magma is a substance that comes of of volcanos that is hot
what kind of rocks are sedimentary?
sandstone limestone and shale
what kind of metamorphic rocks are there
phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite and marble
what kinds of igneous rock are there
there are extrusive and intrusive
what can weathering do
it can break down rocks
what can magma do
magma can cool and turn into an igneous rock
where are sedimentary rocks found
They are near water
where are metamorphic rocks found
they are found in mountain ranges
where are igneouse rocks found
they are found at volcanos at the surface of the earth
who discovered weathering
james hutton
who discovered magma
william teplow
what colors could sedimentary rock be
they could be green,gray, red, olive black
what colors can metamorphic rocks be
white, red, black,grey, pink and green
what colors can igneous rock be
mafic, ultramafic, felsic, and intermediate
what kinds of weathering are there
wind, storms, rain, tornado, hurricans, lightning
where is magma found
deep in volcanos
who discovered how sedimentary rocks are formed?
Friedrich Mohs and Leonardo da Vinci
when was the first metamorphic rock formed
3.8 billion years ago
when was the first igneous rock formed
4.6 billion years ago
what can weathering cause
global warming
how does magma form
magma forms from partial melting of mantle rocks