The three types of rock
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
What's the difference between Magma and Lava?
The location! Magma is under the earths crust and lava is above or on.
The process of dropping sediment in a body of water is also known is this.
What is deposition?
What happens to a metamorphic rock to make it marbly?
it gets twisted and folded
what is weathering.
What is breaking down of rock?
Double Jeopardy: Name 1 of Mrs. Chamberlains kids?
Grace, Henry, Walter, Oliver
Give two examples of Metamorphic rocks?
Slate, Gneiss, marble, schist
What 3 thing cause changes in our landscapes?
weathering, erosion, deposition
Cooling igneous rocks create these when cooling?
Crystals
This type of rock is formed from dead organisms) ?
What is a fossil?
what are characteristics of a metamorphic rock?
rarely has holes or fossils, mixture of light and dark rock
What is the rock cycle?
The process of one rock turning into another
What is the remains of organisms that lived a very long time ago (like coal or gas)
What are fossil fuels?