Types of Rocks
Rocks known for their many layers that tends to be very brittle, gritty, and easy to break.
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rock forms from ___________ cooling and crystalizing back to rock.
What is the first step in the formation of Sedimentary Rocks?
Weathering
What is the name of the process by which something changes?
Metamorphosis
Sandstone is which type of rock?
Sedimentary Rock
Rocks that form when magma flows from a volcano, cools on Earth's surface, and hardens back into a rock.
Igneous Rocks
Igneous rock is often found near _________ where magma commonly comes from within the Earth.
Volcanoes
What small bits of broken rock will eventually form Sedimentary Rock?
Sediment
What two things must rock experience to change into a metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
Quartzite is a __________ rock.
Metamorphic
Rocks that form deep below Earth's surface when intense heat a great deal of pressure cause a rock to metamorphosize.
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous rock that forms outside of Earth on Earth's surface is called...
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Sedimentary rock is known for its distinct _________.
Layers
Where are metamorphic rocks most commonly found on Earth?
Deep in Earth's interior
What step in the formation of sedimentary rock involves bits of sediment being placed in a different location from where they originated?
Deposition
The most common rock found on Earth's surface. Composes 75% of all rock on Earth.
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous rock that forms within Earth's interior is called...
The step in creating sedimentary rock where many layers of sediment build up and compress layers below it together is called ____________.
Compaction
Where does the heat come from that causes rocks to metamorphosize into a metamorphic rock?
Earth's mantle
Limestone is a sedimentary rock that, when exposed to immense pressure and heat deep below Earth's surface, turns into a metamorphic rock.
What metamorphic rock does limestone become?
This is the term given to the process where crystals or minerals harden into one solid rock.
Crystallization
Which of the following is a type of igneous rock?
A. Sandstone
B. Marble
C. Obsidian
D. Limestone
C. Obsidian
Cementation
When metamorphic rocks gets pushed deeper into Earth's interior, what will eventually happen to it?
It will melt and become magma
Water, ice, and wind