form when layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each layer, then harden or use the process of cementation
What is sedimentary rock?
100
means to change
What is morph?
100
This happens to all three rock types to become igneous rock
What is melting and cooling?
100
Rock layers are put down in the order they are _________
What is formed?
200
two examples of igneous rocks
What are basalt, pumice, and granite?
200
the small bits and pieces or minerals and rocks that are cemented after pressure is applied.
What is sediment?
200
high heat and severe pressure squeeze solid rock to form...
What is metamorphic rock?
200
This must happen in order for rocks to become metamorphic rock
What is heat and pressure?
200
The youngest rocks are near
What is the earth's surface?
300
Islands are formed from this example of igneous rock
What is basalt?
300
two examples of sedimentary rock
What are conglomerate, limestone, and sandstone?
300
two examples of metamorphic rock
What are quartzite, marble, gneiss, and slate?
300
This must happen in order for rocks to become sedimentary rock (name all 5 terms to earn points)
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, transportation, and cementation?
300
Fossils that are deeper in the earth are __________ than fossils found closer to the earth's surface
What is older?
400
All igneous rocks are formed when this cools and hardens
What is magma or lava?
400
you can see "these" when examining sedimentary rock
What are layers?
400
two rock types that can be turned into metamorphic rocks
What are igneous rock and sedimentary rocks?
400
There are two types of igneous rock that result b/c of the rock cycle...some igneous rocks form inside the earth are called (1) _________ and some rocks form outside the earth are called (2) ___________
What are (1) intrusive and (2) extrusive?
400
Scientists can determine the ___________ ______ of a fossil based on its location in the earth
What is relative age?
500
Large mineral crystals form when the rock cools _____
and small mineral crystals from when the rocks cools______
What is: large crystals form when the rock cools quickly
small crystals form when the rock cools slowly?
500
Sedimentary rock is where you will find these remains of past plants and animals
What are fossils?
500
a metamorphic rock that undergoes melting and cooling will turn into
What is an igneous rock?
500
This forms as a result of weathering and erosion
What is sediment?
500
Two events that cause the rock layers to bend, twist, or break
What are mountain forming, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions?