Rock Transformations
This rock material is formed when pieces of rock are broken off through weathering and erosion
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock is formed from what rock material?
Sediments
Igneous rocks are formed when this substance cools
magma/lava
Metamorphic rocks are formed when any type of rock is exposed to ______ & _______
heat & pressure
Why do we call the way rocks transform and change a "cycle"?
Because any rocks can change into any other type of rock. Rock materials go through cycles and change into other types of rocks all the time
When rocks melt they turn into this
Magma
This process breaks down larger rocks into smaller rock pieces called sediment
Weathering
Magma is formed by heat and energy from _______
Earth's interior
What types of rock can be transformed into a metamorphic rock?
any type of rock!
What are subduction and uplift?
Both describe plate motion, subduction is when one plate is pushed under another, and uplift is when plates from below earth's surface are pushed on top of other plates
Rocks are made from different ______ (these are the "ingredients" that make rocks)
Minerals
This process happens over millions of years as sediment turns into sedimentary rocks
compaction and cementation
Explain how igneous rock transforms into sedimentary rock
Over time, the igneous rock is exposed to energy from the sun and weathered.
True or false: The heat that makes metamorphic rocks does not melt the rocks into magma. Explain.
True! if it melted into magma and cooled it would be an igneous rock!
What is Mrs. Carroll's favorite movie saga?
The Lord of the Rings
The process that pushes sedimentary rock downward.
Subduction
Weathering and erosion is powered by
energy from the sun
Explain how melting and cooling play a role in forming Igneous Rock
Rocks melt into magma and cool into igneous rock
What causes the heat and pressure that creates metamorphic rocks?
plate motion
How many names can get redirected before Mrs. Carroll calls home?
Four
These processes that can expose rocks to different energy sources.
Uplift AND Subduction
Why do sedimentary rocks often times have layers, or look like they have "stripes"
Layers of different kinds of sediment build up over time and are compacted together
True or false: Igneous rocks often times have fossils in them (explain your answer)
False, because igneous rocks are formed from cooled magma- if there were fossils in the rocks they would have melted!
Explain how Metamorphic rock transforms into sedimentary and igneous rock.
Metamorphic rock can morph into igneous rock when it is melted by heat from the earth's interior. It will then cool and solidify into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can become sedimentary rock when weathering breaks down the rock into small pieces, transports it, deposits it, compacts it, and cements together.
What are the 5 P's?
Punctual, Productive, Prepared, Positive, and Polite