Rock Cycle
These are the three main forces that make the rock cycle happen.
Heat, pressure, weather
the main cause of erosion
What is water/weather?
the thickest layer of the earth
What is the Mantle?
The oldest rock
What is granite?
The main element in earth's core
What is iron?
What are igneous rocks?
the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes, such as wind or water flow, and then transported to another location
What is erosion?
Landslides, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and natural disasters are examples of this.
What are fast changes to Earth's surface?
this abundant rock is composed of calcite
What is limestone?
A mineral can be many things, but they can not be _____ at room temperature.
What is a liquid?
This type of rock is formed squishing tiny chunks of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
Heat, pressure and time
What are forces that change the earth?
The most dense part of the earth.
What is the inner core?
This abundant igneous rock can be any color, but is typically clear or white.
What is quartz?
A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
What is Pangaea?
These rocks are formed by heating and applying pressure to existing rocks or minerals.
What are metamorphic rocks?
This process occurs after weathering.
What is erosion?
the outermost layer of Earth that includes all dry land as well as the ocean floor
What is the crust?
This rock can break off into paper thin layers, its also super shiny!
in this type of boundary, latest more towards each other resulting in mountains
What is a convergent boundary?
these rocks are formed from lava, not magma.
What are extrusive igneous rocks?
the slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces
What is sedimentation?
the sub-layers of Earth's crust that float, move, and fracture, sometimes causing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and the oceanic trenches
What are the tectonic plates?
What is Obsidian?
These are the four - ation steps in the water cycle