EDP
What is the first step where you identify the problem?
What rock forms from lava or magma cooling?
Igneous
What breaks rock into smaller pieces?
Weathering
What do we call melted rock under Earth’s surface?
Magma
Large pieces of Earth’s crust are:
tectonic plates
What step comes after planning, when you build your model?
Create
What rock forms from layers of broken down rock?
Sedimentary
What moves sediment by water, wind, or ice?
Erosion
What process turns sediment into sedimentary rock?
Compaction and cementation
What do we call the theory that explains plate movement?
Plate tectonics
What is a prototype?
a test model
What causes metamorphic rock to form?
High heat and pressure
What process drops sediments by movement of wind, water, or ice?
Deposition
What is the very first step necessary for sedimentary rocks to form?
WED
What are examples of evidence to support The Continental Drift Theory?
Fossils and mountain ranges made from same materials with similar age.
Why do engineers test their designs?
To see if it works and find problems
Which rock type often has fossils?
What is an example of weathering?
ex. Water freezing in cracks of rock causing it to expand and break.
Can sedimentary rock ever become igneous? Explain.
Yes — it can melt into magma and cool to form igneous rock
Mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes all form when plates move___________ each other.
toward
Put these steps in order: Improve, Ask, Create, Test
Ask → Create → Test → Improve
What forms in the rock when magma cools slowly underground?
Crystals
What is an example of deposition?
Sand dunes or river deltas forming
Why is the rock cycle called a “cycle” instead of a straight line?
Rocks can change in many directions and repeat processes
How does plate tectonics affect the rock cycle?
Plate movement causes melting, heat, pressure, uplift, and erosion