Types of Rocks
Rock Cycle Process
Properties of Rocks
Rock Transformations
"Spheres" and Earth's Layers
100
Rocks that form from dirt are known as ______________.
What is "sedimentary rocks"?
100
Before a metamorphic rock becomes an igneous rock, it turns into _________ by melting.
What is "magma"?
100
The amount of shine a rock has is known as its ____________.
What is "luster"?
100
Limestone --> Marble --> Granite. Name the rock transformation (types of rocks).
What is "sedimentary --> metamorphic --> igneous"
100
The air above us that we breathe is known as the ____________.
What is "atmosphere".
200
Rocks that form after you put a lot of heat and pressure on them are known as _________________.
What is "metamorphic rocks?"
200
Dirt turns into sedimentary rocks after they go through ____________.
What is "compaction"?
200
When a rock is scraped across a white tile, we are testing for the rock's ______________.
What is "streak"?
200
Marble --> Magma --> Quartz
What is "metamorphic --> magma --> igneous
200
The land that we walk on (and also below the oceans) is called the ____________.
What is "lithosphere"?
300
Rocks that form inside volcanoes or are formed by fire are known as _______________.
What is "igneous rocks"?
300
Sedimentary rocks turn into metamorphic rocks due to ________ and ____________.
What is "heat and pressure"?
300
When a rock can be broken apart into very smooth pieces, this property is called ____________.
What is "cleaving"?
300
Dirt --> Shale --> Slate
What is "dirt (sediment) --> sedimentary --> Metamorphic"
300
The water that we find in oceans, lakes, and rivers is known as the _______________.
What is "hydrosphere"?
400
Igneous rocks that form outside the volcano are known as _______________ igneous rocks.
What is "extrusive"?
400
Igneous and sedimentary rocks turn into dirt because of ____________.
What is "erosion"?
400
A rock called quartz can scratch a penny. We are testing for the penny's ____________.
What is "hardness"?
400
Pumice --> Dirt --> Limestone
What is "igneous --> dirt (sediment) --> sedimentary
400
The layer of magma (molten rock) below the Earth's surface is known as the ____________.
What is "mantle"?
500
Rocks that form inside the volcano, underneath the earth, are known as ___________ igneous rocks.
What is "intrusive"?
500
Sedimentary rocks usually form near ___________, ___________, and __________
What is "oceans, rivers, and lakes" (any form of water).
500
When we are testing a yellowish rock to see if it is gold, which is the first test we must perform on the rock?
What is "streak"?
500
Explain why a rock transformation from limestone straight to pumice is impossible.
What is "limestone has to melt into magma before it becomes pumice"
500
The most dense layer of the Earth (or densest) layer of the Earth is known as the _____________ ________.
What is "inner core"?
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