Vocabulary
This process is the process where rocks transformed into another rock?
Rock Cycle
_______ are natural, solid substances formed in earth’s crust. They are made of one or more minerals.
Rocks
This is where most igneous rocks come from.
volcano.
Metamorphic rocks are formed by these two forces.
heat and pressure?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by this.
sediments that have settled and compacted into layers?
The Scientist who study about rocks.
Geologist
The process of making igneous rocks into sediments.
weathering and/or erosion?
Igneous rocks are formed by this substance that comes from a volcano and cools.
magma or lava
Give 3 examples of metamorphic rock
marble, gneiss, and slate and quartzite
Where can you mostly find sedimentary rocks.
river or stream
This is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces called sediments.
What is weathering?
The process of changing a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock.
heat and pressure?
What kind of rock you can find near the volcano?
igneous rock
Marble forms from?
Limestones
Sedimentary rocks often have these types of animal or plant remains buried for a long time and become a part of rock.
fossils
There are __________ types of rocks and what are those
3 types of rock
Igneous/sedimentary/metamorphic rock
The process of taking sediment and turning it into sedimentary.
compaction and / or cementation?
What type of igneous rocks which has holes in it and it looks like a sponge?
Pumice
Quartzite starts out as this type of rock.
Sandstone
This is how shale is made.
clay in layers?
The Scientist who study about Fossils.
Paleontologist
This process changes a metamorphic rock into a igneous rock.
melting and/or solidifying?
What types of igneous rock which has fine grains texture and large crystals.
basalt
Give 5 examples of sedimentary rock
Shale
Sandstone
Conglomerate
Limestone
Gypsum