These forces change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock. This is part of the rock cycle.
What is intense heat and pressure. Together, these forces are capable of changing sedimentary rock into metamorphic!
100
A naturally occurring material that is broken down by the process of weathering and erosion.
What is sediments!
100
Explain the lab that taught us about igneous rocks. Which part of the lab was considered the "igneous rock?"
What is the lab where we shaved a candle and then melted the candle shavings with a flame from a lighter. The igneous rock was considered the hardened and cooled melted candle shavings.
100
Metamorphic rocks are formed when these two processes occur __________ and _________.
What is heat and pressure.
100
Non-living substances made up of one or more minerals.
What are rocks!
200
The three types of rock found in the rock cycle.
What are metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks!
200
A sedimentary rock is composed of sediments such as ________, ________, or other particles compacted and cemented together. What are those sediments?
What is sand and silt.
200
Molten rock needs to ______ and _______ in order to turn into an igneous rock.
What is cool and solidify.
200
True or False: Igneous rocks cannot become metamorphic rocks.
What is false!
200
A natural substance that has a definite crystal structure.
What is a mineral!
300
The process that is responsible for breaking down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces.
What is weathering!
300
An example of a sedimentary rock:
What is sandstone, limestone, or shale!
300
An example of an igneous rock: ________.
What is granite, obsidian, or basalt.
300
An example of a metamorphic rock: __________
What is marble, quartzite, slate, etc.
300
Molten rock that is above the Earth's surface is called __________. Molten rock located under the Earth's surface is called ________. Put it in the correct order!
What is lava and magma!
400
True or False: In the rock cycle, rocks are constantly undergoing weather, melting, and being altered to form new rocks.
What is True!
400
Describe how sediments are formed.
What is when rocks are broken down into smaller and smaller pieces via the process of weathering.
400
Explain how molten rock is formed.
What is when intense heat melts solid rock into liquid or semi-liquid material.
400
Rocks that have changed from one type to another as a result of these three factors: _________, _________, or ___________.
What is heat, pressure, or chemical reaction.
400
The process of transporting weathered rocks, particles, and sediments from one place to another.
What is erosion!
500
Explain why the rock cycle is referred to as a cycle.
What is because rocks are changing from one form to another, and eventually they are back to their original form.
500
Describe how a sedimentary rock can become a metamorphic rock.
What is when the processes of heat and pressure break down a sedimentary rock.
500
True or False: Igneous rocks have a uniform structure throughout but will have different properties depending on where they cooled off (cooled off on the earth's surface or below the crust).
What is true!
500
What is a metamorphic rock?
What is a rock that has been changed from one type of rock to another due to heat, pressure, or chemical reactions!
500
The process rocks move through over time, changing from one form to another.