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(vocabulary)
(vocabulary)
what do you call a scientist that studies rocks?
what is a geologist?
what is the rock cycle?
what is a process of heating, cooling, eroding, pressure, and melting?
what type of rock does sediment turn into?
what is a sedimentary rock?
how many major rock groups are there?
sedimentary rocks get their name from the substance they are made of, what is it?
what is sediment?
what cools and hardens to turn into rocks?
what is magma?
when magma cools what rock does it turn into?
what is an igneous rock?
what are the three major rock groups?
what are sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks?
what does compaction mean?
compaction is when there is a lot of pressure put onto a surface and it gets pressed together.
what is the first step in the rock cycle?
what is magma rising to the surface?
what turns any rock into sediment?
what is weathering and erosion?
how do metamorphic and igneous rock turn into magma?
what is melting?
what does weathering mean?
weathering is when rain and other things break down rocks.
how does a metamorphic rock form?
what is lots of heat and pressure?
what causes a sedimentary rock to turn into a metamorphic rock?
what is Heat and pressure?
what are two things geologists use to determine what type of rock a rock is.
what is texture and color?
Metamorphic rocks get their names from this Latin root, morph, what does it mean.
what is changing?
Approximately how long does the rock cycle take?
about 20 million years.
what is the rock cycle?
what is a process of heating, cooling, eroding, pressure, and melting?
what is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
a rock is made up of multiple minerals, while a mineral is just one substance.