Biome Climate
Hot and humid all year no seasons
What is Rainforest
Heavy precipitation
What is Rainforest
A series of processes on the surface and inside the Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
What is the Rock Cycle
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
What is Rock
The biome that has the most diversity
What is Rainforest
Coldest biome on Earth
What is Tundra
Low growing vegetation
What is Tundra
Characteristics of materials such as rocks, sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
What is Permeable
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
What is a Mineral
2 biotic factors that define an ecosystem
What is Flora and Fauna
Looses leaves annualy
What is Deciduous Forest
Small moderate amounts of precipitation
What is Taiga
A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
What is Sedimentary Rock
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic compound with a unique chemical structure and physical properties. A rock is a solid, stony mass composed of a combination of minerals or other organic compounds.
Difference Between rocks and minerals
pumice, granite, obsidian, and basalt
What is examples of Igneous Rock
Hot in the day cold in the night
What is Desert
Moderate amounts of precipitation
What is Deciduous Forest
Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic Rock
igneous rock that formed below the Earth's surface
What is Intrusive Igneous Rock
limestone, sandstone, shale, clay
What are examples of Sedimentary Rock
Warm all year, wet and dry seasons.
What is Grasslands
Very small amount of precipitation
What is Desert
Type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
What is Igneous Rock
Rock that forms when magma cools above the surface of Earth
What is Extrusive Igneous Rock
marble, quartzite, schist, slate
What is examples of Metamorphic Rock