What is molten rock called when pushed out of the Earth?
200
Heat and pressure
What causes the formation of metamorphic rock?
300
Large crystals
What happens when lava cools slowly?
300
Forms in layers
What is a characteristic of sedimentary rock?
300
At the bottom of the ocean
Where do sedimentary rocks most often occur?
300
If it has pieces of shells in it....
What is probably sedimentary rock?
300
Specks that sparkle
What are small crystals in igneous rock?
400
Minerals
What are rocks made out of?
400
4,000
How many minerals are there?
400
Your teacher, the internet, a library book, a geologist, a paleontologist.....
What are things that can help you identify a rock?
400
REALLY BIG ROCKS that people climb for adventure
What are mountains?
400
Deposition
What is it called when sediments stop being eroded?
500
The movement of sediment.
What is erosion?
500
Weathering
What is the breaking down of rocks called?
500
Acid rain and some bacteria and fungi
What are examples of chemical weathering?
500
The eighteenth letter of the alphabet + the fifteenth letter + the third letter + the eleventh letter + the nineteenth letter and said with an exclamation.