Igneous Rock
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is magma?
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
What is sediment?
Metamorphic rocks are formed due to _______ and _______.
Heat and Pressure
When sediments go under compacting and cementing processes they become which type of rock.
Sedimentary rocks.
Volcanic activity around the Pacific Rim
Ring of Fire
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
What is lava?
Name 3 examples of Sediments
Broken down pieces of rock,
Sand
Soil
True of False- Metamorphic rocks can change in size and shape.
True- due to intense heat and pressure
What type of rock is affected most by weathering?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Define Earthquakes
Shaking and shifting of tectonic plates
Study of the Earth, its material, structure, the processes that shape it, both in the present and the past.
Geology
True or False: Igneous Rocks can change into metamorphic rocks.
True
A sedimentary rock can change during the rock cycle process. True or False.
True- the cycle is continuous
Minerals can be added or taken away due to heat and pressure transformation. True or False
True
The rock cycle is not continous. True or false.
False
This breaks down rock into smaller pieces
Weathering
When did you observe metamorphic rock in a lab that we did?
When heat and pressure were applied to the starburst or crayons.
Igneous rocks can be found
A. On the Earth's surface
B. Underneath the earth's surface
C. Both A and B are correct
C. Both A and B are correct
This type of sedimentary rocks form when dead plants from millions of years ago mineralizes. We use it to heat homes or fire up the grill!
Coal
How do metamorphic rocks get to earth's surface?
Earthquakes or they are re melted and the molten rock is brought up to Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions.
_________ and ____________ turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
Heat and pressure
What are the three main rock types?
Metamopric
Sedimentary
Igneous
The study of rocks, their history and the processes that form and change them.
a. rock cycle
b. chemistry
c. botany
A. rock cycle
True or False: Igneous rocks are formed when sediments break apart.
False
Can sedimentary rocks be broken down and change form?
Yes
Which experiment represented a Metamorphic Rock?
A. Using the blow drier, and applying pressure
B. Melting the chocolate and allowing it to cool
C. Breaking the pieces into smaller particles
A. Using the blow drier, and applying pressure
True or false: Any type of rock can become any other type of rock.
True
If a rock gets water in it and that water freezes and cracks the rock, this is known as
a. Porosity
b. Weathering
c. Erosion
B. Weathering
Can igneous rock become sedimentary rock?
Yes