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What is the water cycle powered by?
The water cycle is powered by the sun and gravity.
How are Metamorphic rocks formed?
They are formed from heat and pressure.
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
How does metamorphic rock turn into igneous rock?
Metamorphic rock turns into igneous rock by melting into magma then magma cools, and forms solid crystals. This forms igneous rock.
What is weathering?
Weathering is a process of breaking down rock turning it into sediment.
What is infiltration?
Infiltration is when water soaks into the ground and enters the soil.
How do sedimentary rock form?
They form from compacted sediments.
What is erosion?
Erosion is movement sediments.
Why is the water cycle important?
The water cycle is important because it affects our climate and weather. It is important because without water there is no life.
What is the process where molten rock cools and forms solid crystals then creates igneous rock?
The process is called cooling and crystallization
How does the igneous rock turn into metamorphic rock?
The igneous rock turns into metamorphic rock by going through weathering/erosion. Then it turns into sediments turning into sedimentary rock. Finally, the rock goes through metamorphism and turns into metamorphic rock.
Name a process in the water cycle that uses the energy, gravity.
A process that uses gravity in the water cycle, is evaporation.
What is the three types of rock in the rock cycle?
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock.
What is the subduction process?
The subduction process is the process where a tectonic plate moves under another, causing melting as well as magma.
What is the difference between deposition and erosion?
The difference between deposition and erosion is that deposition is when sediments are dropped in a new location and settle. Erosion is when sediments are moved to a new location by wind, ice, or gravity.