Sedimentary
What is a sedimentary rock?
When sediments compact together.
What is an igneous rock?
Cooled magma
What is a metamorphic rock?
Rocks that have changed from heat and pressure.
What is a mineral?
A substance such as tin, salt, or sulfur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth.
What is the difference between an intrusive and an extrusive rock?
Intrusive rocks form from cooled magma on the inside of the earth, and extrusive rocks form from lava that cooled on the surface of the earth.
How does a sedimentary rock form?
Erosion or weathering breaks pieces of rock off, called sediment. It is then deposited and cemented together to form a sedimentary rock.
Forms when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
How does a metamorphic rock form?
When a rock gets subjected to heat and pressure.
How does a mineral form?
Saltwater evaporates or when chemicals come out of hot fluids.
What caused a sedimentary rock to form?
Pieces of rock are loosened by weathering, they are then transported and deposited. After they are deposited they are cemented together.
Where can you find an igneous rock?
They are found within the earth, on the surface of the earth and under the sea floor
Where can you find a metamorphic rock?
Mountain ranges
Where can you find a mineral?
Construction sites, new roads, quarries, or mines.
What is an example of a type of sedimentary rock?
Limestone/Shale/Sandstone
What is an example of a type of igneous rock?
Granite
What is an example of a type of metamorphic rock?
Phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite, or marble.
What is an example of a type of mineral?
Quartz, copper, pyrite, fluorite, zinc, gold, iron, calcium, halite