Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks can be found around or in these.
What is a volcano?
This is what sedimentary rocks all start off as.
SEDIMENTS ( little pieces of sedimentary rock)
In the term metaMORPHic , the word MORPH means?
CHANGE / TRANSFORM
YES or NO ?
When an igneous rock goes through the rock cycle, will it ever become an igneous rock again?
YES !!! The rock cycle is constantly repeating.
This type of rock actually means "resulting from or produced from fire."
IGNEOUS
Another name for Liquid Rocks is _________
What is magma (molten rock?)
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What is the movement of sediment?
EROSION ( weathering breaks it....EROSION TAKES IT )
These two things are required for a metamorphic rock to form.
HEAT and PRESSURE
You can describe the LAYERS of Metamorphic rocks as :
FLAT or CURVED
CURVED
"Made from sediment" is the definition of what word?
What is sedimentary?
Rock that is found inside a volcano is most likely make from this type of molten rock.
What is magma?
When rocks are pressed together, it's called COMPACTION . When those rocks stick together like glue , its called ________________ ?
CEMENTATION
About how nay years does it take for Metamorphic rocks to form?
THOUSANDS (1,000)
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These types of rocks can become sediment by weathering and erosion
ALL TYPES OF ROCKS
Metamorphic rocks get their name also from the latin word morph, meaning this.
What is "form" or "to change"?
What type of land are you more likely to find an active volcano ?
Islands , Beaches, Sand, Coast (Near the Ocean)
Where are you most likely to find Sedimentary rocks?
At the bottom of LAKES, RIVERS, OCEANS, LAKES, or PONDS
Most metamorphic rocks used to be
_____________ ______________
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Hint (Its even smaller than sediments)
SAND
Sedimentary rocks get there name from this, the substance they are made of.
What is sediment?
What are two different types of Igneous Rocks.
**Hint** (One is created within the magma chamber and the other is created outside of the magma chamber)
INTRUSIVE and EXTRUSIVE rocks
Sedimentary rocks are composed of different layers :
Sediments
Dirt / Soil
______________ ?
Remains of PLANTS and ANIMALS
Metamorphic rock can turn into magma by ___________________
MELTING
A rock that was sediment, then went under pressure, then was melted down. Finally it cooled and became a _______________________
IGNEOUS ROCKS
Foliated metamorphic rocks get there name for the latin word folia meaning what?
What is leaf?