Rocks Rock
Caves
Rock Cycle
100
These rocks are formed from heat and pressure.
Metamorphic
100
These rocks start from the ceiling and go downward.
What are stalactites.
100
When a rock turns from sedimentary to metamorphic what is added.
What is heat and pressure.
200
These make up rocks.
Minerals
200
These formations start from the cave floor and go upward.
What are stalagmites.
200
When a rock turns from metamorphic to igneous what is added.
What is melting and cooling.
300
These rocks are formed from melting and cooling of rocks.
What are igneous rocks.
300
This forms when the two formations in a cave connect together.
What is a column.
300
When a rock turns from igneous to sedimentary what is added.
What is weathering and erosion.
400
These rocks are formed from sediments being compacted together.
What are sedimentary rocks.
400
What cave did we go see on our field trip?
What is The Cave of The Mounds.
400
What two things help weathering and erosion happen.
What is wind and water.
500
This rock has a glassy surface and is igneous.
What is obsidian.
500
What was the temperature inside the cave?
What is 50-55 degrees.
500
If limestone is turned into marble what is done to it.
What is heat and pressure
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