Rock Solid
What does the phrase "solid as a rock" mean?
Something that's reliable, that doesn't change.
Hot, liquid magma cools on the Earth's surface
How are igneous rocks formed.
Name of Sedimentary rock formed from sand.
What is sandstone.
Term for people who study rocks or the planet's solid features.
Geologist
(T/F) Rocks cannot be broken into tiny pieces once again.
What is false.
The process water, wind, and temperature have on rocks over long periods of time.
Wheathering
Rocks are living things since they transform into different types of rocks. True or False?
False
Granite, basalt, obsidian, sandstone, limestone
coal, chalk, marble, slate, soapstone
Layers of sedimentary rock can be found on the Earth's surface AND interior. True or False
False. Surface only
Which is the oldest layer of the rock. The top of a rock, or the bottom?
The bottom of the rock
One of the energy sources that creates metamorphic rock.
magma/heat, pressure
Name the energy source found in the Earth's surface
Sun/wheather
In order for sedimentary rock to truly become ONE SOLID PIECE, these two things can't get through. What are they?
What is moisture or air?
Name a physical property that you can see
color, shininess, texture
The pattern of metamorphic rock becoming magma and then cooling to turn back into igneous rock, and breaking down into small pieces of rock that get compacted together is called what.
What is the rock cycle.
Who is THE Rock?
Dwayne Johnson
How is some of the Earth's energy released through the Earth's surface? (we went over it quickly yesterday)
volcanoes
Storms CARRY sand AWAY from the shore, which causes the beach to get smaller. What is this process called
What is erosion?
Venus has metamorphic and sedimentary rock. True or False
False. Igneous and sedimentary (that we know of)
Which type of rock is the hardest of the three?
Metamorphic rock