Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Random
100
A model showing the ways in which rocks are formed and change from one type to another
What is the rock cycle
100
Igneous
What is molten rock type
100
Rock type composed of small grains of material
What is sedimentary rock
100
Rock type meaning "change"
What is metamorphic rock
100
The only rock type containing fossils
What is sedimentary
200
A mixture of sediments, volcanic debris, or other materials
What is a rock
200
Intrusive Igneous
What is molten rock cooled under the surface
200
The process of wind and water wearing away bits of the earth's surface
What is erosion
200
The two processes that are needed to form metamorphic rock
What are heat and pressure
200
All earth's features are part of this "sphere"
What is the geosphere
300
Rock type formed by the application of heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic Rock
300
Extrusive Igneous
What is molten rock cooled on the surface
300
Sedimentary rock made of small bits of sand, or possibly an old beach
What is sandstone
300
Where metamorphic rocks are formed
What is deep underground
300
Rock type(s) that cannot contain fossils because of how it is formed
What are metamorphic and igneous rocks
400
Small pieces of material such as sand grains, volcanic debris, and organic matter
What are sediments
400
Crystal size and mineral composition
How are igneous rocks classified
400
Sedimentary rock made from old mud flats
What is Shale
400
Metamorphic rock type used to build pool tables
What is slate
400
Rainwater, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, oceans, etc. are all part of this "sphere"
What is the hydrosphere
500
The type of rock(s) that molten material can eventually become part of
What are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
500
This is determined by the rate of cooling inside an igneous rock
What is crystal size
500
The process of sediment "sticking" together
What is cementing
500
Metamorphic rock type used to carve statues
What is marble
500
3 gasses that are part of the atmosphere
What are oxygen, CO2, argon, nitrogen, etc.
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