Igneous
what makes them?
Lava or magma
Original rock form of a metamorphic rock
parent rock
2 ways they are formed
compaction and cementation
True or False: Are all Sedimentary rocks made of other rocks that were before?
true
How do Sedimentary rocks form into Igneous
Melting and Crystallization
what are the 2 ways igneous rocks are made
lava or magma
What are metamorphic rocks?
an existing rock of any type gets pushed into the Earth and change form immense pressure and heat
What sedimentary rock is made of
sediments
what happens when acid rains hit a rock
the acidic particles corrode metal and cause paint and stone to deteriorate
What is the Rock Cycle?
where each different type of rock can become any other rock from thousands of years
What is somethings that happens when lava or magma cools slowly?
air pockets
What is a parent rock?
A rock that was before it became a metamorphic rock
Can sedimentary rocks have fossils?
yes
These are rocks that can be changed due to heat and pressure
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rock
What are the three important types of weathering?
Ice, Water, Hail
is marble a igneous rock?
no
2 parent rocks of quartzite
quartz and sandstone
The place sedimentary rocks are formed
near the earths surface
This is what clast means in clastic
sediments
is it true that igneous rocks can have no bubbles in the rocks like Metamorphic rocks
why are igneous rocks usually very hard?
because they are made of tightly interlocking crystals
The parent rock of Anthracite
coal
The processes that build new rocks or minerals
precipitaion and lithification
This is lithification
he process which turns sediminets into sedimentary rock
Where would you find vesicular basalt?
around a volcano that has been erupted on the surface