Vocabulary
anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle
Metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous.
All rocks can be metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous.
True
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep
Metamorphic
A sink hole is caused by...
erosion under the Earth's crust
The process of sediment being glued together.
cementation
How are igneous rocks made from?
Cooled magma
For a sediment to become sedimentary rocks, it only takes a few thousand years
True: Look at the sim.
Subduction
the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
This rock has the most syllables.
Sed-it-men-t-ary
Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth.
magma
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Compaction and cementation
The quickest way a landform can be change is by ice
false: water
Uplift
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
Spell
Igneous.
The rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together.
sedimentary rock
heat and pressure
Igneous are the most prevalent rocks on Earth's surface
False sedimentary
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
weathering or erosion
How many layers can a sedimentary rock have?
Thousands
The process of sediment being buried and pressed together.
compaction
Where does sediment come from?
erosion
In a game of rock, paper, scissors, which is realistically the most supreme?
Duh, rock.
the ability to make things move or change
Energy
Where are we most likely find fossils
Sedimentary rocks