Fossils are found in what type of rock?
Sedimentary rocks
What are extrusive rocks
Igneous rock that cools on the outside of volcano.
How are Igneous rocks formed?
Igneous rocks are formed when volcanoes erupt and the magma cools and it creates igneous rocks.
Name a metamorphic rock
Quartzite and Marble and e.t.c
What are the three types of rocks that geologists classify rocks as?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous.
These small pieces or particles make up sedimentary rock
Sediments
I have a sedimentary rock but then extreme heat and pressure are applied to it. What type of rock will it turn into.
Metamorphic rock
What does the Morph in metamorphic mean?
To transform or become
Magma cools and crystallizes in the cycle and forms
Igneous
Which rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Sedimentary rocks.
Igneous Rock transforms to sediment by processes called__________ & _______
Which layer of rock contains the oldest sediments?
Bottom layer
How are metamorphic rocks formed
Extreme heat and pressure
What are rocks made up of?
minerals,sediments,magma,other rocks.
Which Rock(s) are formed underground.
Metamorphic and Igneous.
Which layer of rock contains the youngest sediments?
Top layer
I have a metamorphic rock that melts, then cools and crystallizes. What type of rock will it turn into?
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic rocks have patterns from other rocks and sedimentary rocks have layers.
Which type of Igneous rock has the smaller crystals?
Extrusive or Volcano rock
Where are sedimentary rocks most likely found?
Underwater or desert.
Osman observed a rock that he found at the beach. He concluded that the rock was a sedimentary rock, what main feature helped him conclude that the rock was a sedimentary rock?
The layers found imprinted on the rock.
Sedimentary rocks usually have crystals? T or F
False
Which type of igneous rock forms from magma and cooled very slowly underneath the earth's surface.
Intrusive
What would have to happen to a metamorphic rock for it to become a sedimentary rock?
Weathering and Erosion
What are intrusive rocks
Rocks that form from lava on the inside of the volcano.