Rock Cycle
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals
a rock
Rock fragments made from wind, water, ice, and gravity
sediment
Name of liquid rock on the surface of the Earth
lava
How do igneous rocks form?
When magma cools and hardens.
Time of full rotation of Earth.
24 hours (more specifically, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds)
Process in which rocks are broken down and puts through three different types of rocks metamorphic sedimentary igneous
rock cycle
Water, wind, ice, or gravity move sediment over the Earth's surface
erosion
How does metamorphic rock form?
Heat and pressure cause a change in the chemical composition of rock
What causes difference in texture in igneous rocks?
How fast magma cools
Earth is the __________ planet from the sun
3rd
Another name for liquid rock Underground
magma
Name of process when sediment stops moving
deposition
Type of metamorphic rock when minerals are arranged in stripes or bands.
foliated metamorphic rock
The two main composition groups of igneous rocks
felsic and mafic rocks
who is Alfred Wegener
the guy who inveted plate tectonics
Water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock into smaller fragments and what does this
this is weathering and it needs to create sediment then to create sedimentary rock
Rock layers formed from deposition
strata
What is 150 degrees Celsius - 1000 degrees Celsius
If magma cools quickly, the rock has a ___________-grained texture.
Fine
The state with the largest earthquake in the USA
What is Alaska?
True or False: Rocks follow a single path through the rock cycle.
False
The process where new layers are deposited on old layers, and the weight pushes down on the old layers.
compaction
Intrusive igneous rock forms _____________ the Earth's surface.
Below
what is the ring of fire
the circal of volcano