Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks can be found around or in these physical features.
volcano
This is what sedimentary rocks start off as.
sediments
These are rocks that can become metamorphic rocks.
sedimentary, igneous, and most metamorphic rocks
The three categories all rocks can be put into.
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
This word means "resulting from or produced from fire." and is used to describe a type of rock
Igneous
Liquid rocks or minerals may be called _______
molten rock/lava/magma
The movement of sediment.
erosion/ transportation
These two things are required for a metamorphic rock to form.
heat and pressure
A rock that was sediment, then went under pressure, then was melted down and crystalized or cooled inside a volcano is this type of rock.
igneous rock
"Made from sediment" is the definition of what word?
sedimentary
Rock that is found inside a volcano is most likely make from this type of molten rock.
magma
The process of compaction and cementation is also known is this.
lithification
Sandstone (sedimentary) must go through his to become Quartzite.
heat and pressure
Name the three types of weathering
Biological, chemical and physical weathering
Metamorphic rocks get their name also from the latin word morph, meaning this.
What is "form" or "to change"?
Igneous rocks can be classified into these two types.
What are intrusive (basalt) and extrusive (granite)
What two types of sedimentary rocks are there?
limestone chalk sandstone
This is why metamorphic rock is great for building.
it is durable and strong
Give two examples of metamorphic rocks
Marble and Slate
Sedimentary rocks get there name from this, the substance they are made of.
sediment
This type of igneous rock are made when magma comes out of the Earth.
Basalt
This type of rock is formed from dead trees and plants (also known as fossils) and it is mined in caves and can be used as a fossil fuel
coal
Give the uses of metamorhic rocks with examples
Slate - Roofing
Marble - Kitchen tops
what process is responsible for making rocks on the surface get pushed into the Earth's core.
pressure
Explain how a sedimentary rock is converted into a metamorphic rock. Citing an example
A sedimentary rock such as clay may be exposed to heat in the earths surface and it may turn into slate