Igneous
What are the two types of igneous rocks?
Extrusive and intrusive
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, chemical and biogenic/organic
What are the two types of metamorphic rock?
Foliated and unfoliated
Where does the president of the united states live?
Fill in the blanks:
Aim: to investigate how the _______________ affects the __________________.
Independent variable. Dependent variable.
Around volcanoes
What process turns sediment into sedimentary rock?
Compaction and cementation
What process forms metamorphic rock?
Extreme heat and pressure
Who wrote the play romeo and juliet?
William Shakespeare
What variables should you put on the left and right hand side of a results table
Left - independent
Right - dependent
Contrast how intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks are formed
Intrusive - magma cools slowly below the surface
Extrusive - lava cools quickly above the surface
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from pieces of weathered and eroded rocks that have been cemented together
Clastic
What types of rock can turn into metamorphic rock
Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
what three countries start with F?
France, Finland, Fiji
What 4 things should you include in a good graph
Axes labels
units
correct scale
What type of igneous rocks have smaller crystals? Why?
Extrusive igneous rocks because they cooled quickly so crystals haven't had time to form
what is the difference between weathering and erosion?
•weathering is the breakdown of rock while it remains in the same place
•erosion is the wearing away and removal of rock
How does metamorphic rock turn into igneous rock?
Melted to form magma
Magma cools to form igneous rock
What is a group of lions called?
A pride
What three things should you include in a scientific conclusion?
- restate hypothesis
- state whether it's supported or not
- evidence/data
What type of igneous rock have larger crystals? Why?
Intrusive igneous rocks because they cool slowly so have more time for the crystals to form
Coal is a biogenic rock - how are biogenic rocks made?
form when dead plant matter or animal remains accumulate and are cemented together
What is the difference between slate and marble?
Slate is foliated and marble is unfoliated
What is the only living structure that can be seen from space?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is reliability and how is it improved?
A measure of how similar the results are.
Repeating the experiment