Igneous Rocks
The two forms of Igneous Rocks that can form from different levels of the earth
What is Extrusive and Intrusive?
Three common sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks are formed under these conditions
what is extreme heat and pressure?
The act of creating an Igneous Rock
What is Cooling and solidification?
The materials used to create sedimentary rocks
what is Sediment?
Igneous rocks are formed from this substance, typically found in volcanos
What is lava/magma?
The substances that pile to create sedimentary rocks
A metamorphic rocks feeling
What is hard/sharp and durable?
The origin of Igneous Rocks
what are Rocks formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies?
The act of carrying sediments through wind, water, gravity, or other means.
What is erosion?
Minerals that are created and formed during the cooling of an igneous rock
What are crystals?
Sedimentary rocks are formed on this level of earth
where is on, above, or near the earth's surface?
The uses to metamorphic rocks in our society
What are building materials/artwork?
The origin of Sedimentary Rocks
what are Rocks formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and cemented together?
The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
What is Deposition?
What is "fire-born"
some of the processes that create sedimentary rocks
erosion, weathering, dissolution, precipitation, and lithification.
The patterns found on metamorphic rocks
What are Ribbon-like lines/layers and shiny crystals?
The origin of Metamorphic Rocks
What are Rocks formed deep underground due to heat and pressure?
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
What is the Lithosphere?
The Latin root for igneous rocks
what is Ignis, meaning fire?
what are fossils?
The oldest metamorphic rock age
when is 3.8 billion years old?
The rocks cycles energy is created through this process
What is the earth's internal heat engine/ the hydro logical cycle that moves rocks around?
New layers of sediment build up slowly over time, pressing down on the layers below. In time, leading to the formation of a sedimentary rock,
what is Compaction + Cementation?