weathering and erosion
What does weathering and erosion make?
sediment
How does acid rain form?
Chemicals from humans seep into water that turns into rain.
Is heat and pressure's energy source from the Earth or the sun?
the Earth
What rock does compaction and cementation make?
sedimentary rock
What does magma cooling cause?
igneous rock
What are pieces of rock called?
sediment
What can acid rain do to the environment?
It can destroy the environment (erode rocks).
What rock is the result of heat and pressure?
metamorphic rock
What does compaction and cementation do?
It squeezes and fuses pieces of sediment into rock.
Can all rocks in the rock cycle turn into magma?
yes
How does weathering and erosion work?
It breaks down and moves rock
What from pollution can cause acid rain?
fossil fuels
What kind of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
All of them.
What is the energy source for compaction and cementation?
the sun
What is the energy source causing rocks to melt?
Earth's core
What is it called when sediment is carried from place to place?
erosion
Name one of the chemicals in acid rain.
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide
What change does heat and pressure make to a rock?
chemical or physical change
What happens if organic material gets trapped between layers of sediment as it is compacted?
fossils form
If magma cools quickly, what is the result?
Igneous rock with fine grains or no grains
Name three causes of weathering and erosion.
rain, people, wind, ice, weather, animals, etc.
Limestone
Name two rocks that would be formed from heat and pressure.
marble, slate, schist, gneiss, quartzite, phyllite, hornfels
What kind of rocks can turn directly into sedimentary rocks?
none
Name two examples of igneous rock.
basalt, obsidian, granite, pumice