Rocks
The continual process by which new rock forms from old rock.
What is the rock cycle?
Is the Latin word for fire.
What is Ignis?
These small bits of rock eventually collect to form sedimentary rock.
What is sediment?
The Greek prefix that means to "change" or to "alter".
What is Meta-?
These kinds of rock can eventually transform into any other kinds of rock.
What is any kind of rock?
Three general groups of rocks that are characterized by their formation and identifying features.
What is Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Rock?
Igneous rock is formed when this cools down.
What is magma/lava?
Sediment is usually created by these processes.
What is weathering and erosion?
Metamorphic rock is formed by these two forces.
What is Pressure and Heat?
Buried rock is brought to the earth's surface by this force.
What is uplift?
A rock is a solid mixture of one or more of these.
What are Minerals?
Liquid rock that is found deep within the Earth.
What is magma?
Organic sedimentary rocks are formed in the presence of these.
What are fossil and plant remains?
Metamorphic rock is typically created within this part of the Earth.
What is deep within the crust of the Earth?
Grains of rock are removed from their source by this process.
What is erosion?
Minerals naturally form as solid matter with this structure.
What is a crystal structure?
Lava cools _____ than magma.
What is faster?
The process that involves the removal of water from sedimentary rock,
What is cementation?
The source of the pressure that causes metamorphic rock to form.
What is the weight of the rock above it and around it?
Water, wind, heat and ice break down rocks by this process.
What is weathering?
Crystals grow as melted rock does this.
What is cools?
These types of igneous rocks have large crystals developed, which can be seen with the naked eye.
What is Intrusive Igneous Rocks?
The fusing together of pebbles create this type of sedimentary rock.
What is Conglomerate Sedimentary Rock?
Metamorphic rocks, when compared to Igneous and Sedimentary rocks, generally tend to have this defining characteristic.
What is hardness, due to their formation under high heat and pressure?
Water, ice, and wind drop newly formed sediments into their new home by this process.
What is deposition?