Igneous Rocks
The rock material that cools to form an igneous rock.
Magma
the rock material that compacts and cements into a sedimentary rock
sediment
the rock material that turns into a metamorphic rock
any rock
when two plates move towards eachother
convergent
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
sample
the locations that igneous rocks can form
earth's surface AND below earth's surface
the location on earth that sedimentary rocks form
Earth's Surface
the location that metamorphic rocks form on earth
the place where two plates meet
plate boundary
the ability to make things move or change
energy
Energy source that causes the transformation of igneous rocks
earth's interior
energy source that causes the formation of sedimentary rocks
the sun
the processes that cause the transformation into a metamorphic rock
heat and pressure
the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
subduction
the great plains have been classified as this rock type
sedimentary
the processes that form an igneous rock
melting and cooling
the processes that causes the formation of a sedimentary rock
compaction and cementation
the energy source that causes the formation of a metamorphic rock
energy from earth's interior
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
Uplift
one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
mineral
The rock type that can turn into an igneous rock.
any rock type
the processes that must happen before compaction and cementation in the formation of sedimentary rock
weathering and erosion
the name of the metamorphic rock formation from our artilcle "Oldest rock formations on earth"
Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt
one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
plate
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
cross-section