Igneous Rocks
These are rocks that can become metamorphic rocks.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and most metamorphic rocks?
For an igneous rock to form from molten rock it must go through what process?
What is cooling?
The carrying of sediment.
What is erosion?
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.
What is a igneous rock?
Rock that melts forms this
What is magma?
This is the process of parent rock breaking into smaller sediments
What is weathering?
Sandstone (sedimentary) must go through his to become Quartzite.
What is heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rocks get their name also from the latin word morph, meaning this.
What is "form" or "to change"?
After sediment has weathered, eroded, and deposited, what are the next two steps required for formation?
What is compaction & cementation?
This is why metamorphic rock is great for building.
What is durable and strong?
What is metamorphic?
Sedimentary rocks get their name from this, the substance they are made of.
What is sediment?
This is the most common specific type of igneous rock.
What is Basalt?
These are the remains of previously living organisms that are sometimes found in sedimentary rock
What are fossils?
Type of rock formed when sediment is deposited in a river bed and cemented and compacted together over time.
What is sedimentary rock?
This is the dropping of sediments in a new location
What is deposition?