Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks are found near volcanos OR on the seafloor?
volcano
where are sedimentary rocks found? In the center of the earth or on the earth's surface?
On the earth's surface
What rock can become metamorphic rocks?
All rocks
What are the three types of rock?
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
What kind of rock is formed through sediment undergoing pressure?
Sedimentary
What comes out of a volcano?
magma or lava
What does a sedimentary rock look like?
a bunch of rocks squished together
What two forces are required to form metamorphic rock? heat, pressure, cooling
heat and pressure
What kind of rock starts as sediment, under goes pressure, then is melted down and cooled inside a volcano
igneous rock
What kind of rock is made from cooled magma?
Igneous
Are igneous rocks formed inside, outside, or both of a volcano?
both
What part of the starburst lab represents sedimentary rock?
When we squished together the little pieces
Where are metamorphic rocks found? On the surface of the earth or under the surface of the earth?
Under the surface of the earth
These types of rocks can become sediment by weathering.
any type of rock
What is pressure?
a force that pushes things together
Which part of the starburst lab represents igneous rock?
After the hot plate
What is erosion?
the breaking apart of rocks
What part of our starburst lab represents metamorphic rock?
the stack of textbooks!
Does the rock cycle ever end?
No
In a volcano
Igneous rock is formed through what forces (choose 2) heat, pressure, cooling?
Heat and Cooling
What has to happen for a metamorphic rock to become an igneous rock? Heat or pressure?
Heat
Are rocks created or destroyed?
No
Heat means things get warmer, cooling means things get colder