Igneous Rock
How does igneous rock form?
Forms from the cooling of magma or lava either above the surface or below the surface.
Rock particles, shells, bones, leaves, stems, remains of other living things are all examples of what?
Sediment
How do metamorphic rocks form?
heat and pressure
Rocks are made up of a mixture of what?
Minerals
Tiny bits of broken rock
Sediment
Igneous rock formed from lava that erupts and cools above Earth’s surface
Extrusive Igneous Rock
formed when sediment is deposited by water or wind.
Sedimentary Rocks
How do geologists classify metamorphic rocks?
Geologists classify metamorphic rocks according
to the arrangement of the grains that make up the
rocks.
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
Way in which rocks change from one type to another
The Rock Cycle
Igneous rock that formed when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface
Intrusive Igneous Rock
By what process does sedimentary rock form?
Pressure - when sediment in layers in forced together through pressure.
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks?
Foliated and Nonfoliated
What road is Ridgeview Middle School on?
Rudy Rd.
Something made by nature that has never been alive
Mineral
Molten rock below the earth's surface
Magma
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, Organic, and Chemical
When a rock changes into a metamorphic rock, what else changes?
When a rock changes into a metamorphic rock, its
appearance, texture, crystal structure, and
mineral content change.
What letter does both Mr. Cooper's and Mr. Carley's wives names start with?
T
The breakdown of rocks physically or chemically.
Weathering
Molten rock above the earths surface
Lava
Another word for transforms that happens when sediment is compressed
lithifies
What type of metamorphic rock does not split into layers?
Nonfoliated
What are the last names of the principal and vice principal of Ridgeview Middle School?
Ms. James & Mr. Reese
Transportation of weathered materials to a new location.
Erosion