igneous rock
igneous rocks can be found around or in these
what is a volcano
This is what sedimentary rocks start off as
What is sediment
These are rocks that can become metamorphic rocks
What are sedimentary igneous and most all metamorphic rocks
This word means resulting from or produced from fire
what is igneous
the three categories all rocks can be put into
what are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
liquid rocks or minerals may be called
what is molten rock
The movement of sediment
what is erosion
These two things are required for a metamorphic rock to form
what are heat and pressure
Made from sediment is the definition of what word
what is sedimentary
A rock that was sediment then went under pressure, then was melted down and crystalized or cooled inside a volcano is this type of rock
what is igneous rock
Rock that is found inside a volcano is most likely make from this type of molten rock
what is magma
This type of rock is formed from dead trees and plants
what is coal
Sandstone must go through his to become Quartzite
what is heat and pressure
Metamorphic rocks get their name also from the latin word morph meaning this
what is to form or change
These types of rocks can become sediment by weathering
what is any type of rock
igneous rock can be classified into these to types
what is intrusive or extrusive
what two types of sedimentary rocks are there
what is limestone and chalk
This is why metamorphic rock is great for building
What is durable and strong
Sedimentary rocks get there name from this, the substance they are made of
what is sediment
This is formed when clay goes under a lot of heat and pressure
what is slate
this type of igneous rock is made when magma comes out of the earth
what is basalt
The process of compaction and cementation is also known is this
What is lithification
These are the two categories that metamorphic rocks can be put into
What are foliated and nonfoliated
Foliated metamorphic rocks get there name for the latin word folia meaning what
what is a leaf
This is how rocks on the surface get pushed into the Earth's core
what is pressure