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Rock Types
Rock Cycle
Layers of Earth
Slow or Fast?
Landforms
100
When hot (molten) liquid rock cools and hardens.
What is igneous rock?
100
Another word to describe the process of rocks changing to become new types of rocks.
What is recycle?
100
This is the outer layer of the Earth - the solid part that we live on.
What is the crust?
100
earthquakes
What is a fast land change?
100
An area of land totally surrounded by water.
What is an island?
200
When layers of rocky pieces build up and join together.
What is sedimentary rock?
200
The word "igneous" means this. It helps us remember how it was created.
What is fire?
200
This is the inner most part of our Earth. It is solid iron and nickel.
What is the inner core?
200
tsunami and flood
What is a fast land change?
200
A hole or void in the Earth carved out by water.
What is a cave?
300
When rocks are changed by crushing and baking.
What is metamorphic rock?
300
Little bits of rocky pieces that pile up.
What is sediment?
300
This layer is made up of hot, runny metal and is under the mantle.
What is the outer core?
300
This are generally slow land changes that means to break down. Wind, water (snow/ice) are forces that break down rock.
What is weathering?
300
A high area of land with steep sides
What is a mountain?
400
Hot, molten, liquid rock inside a volcano.
What is magma?
400
Rocks are made up of one or more of these.
What are minerals?
400
This layer is a thick, hot layer of rock and from this comes the magma and lava in volcanos.
What is the mantle?
400
This happens when broken down rock is moved from one location to another by forces such as wind, water, ice, and gravity.
What is erosion?
400
A giant pile of sand.
What is a dune?
500
Hot, molten, liquid rock that comes out of a volcano.
What is lava?
500
This type of rock is where most fossils are found.
What is sedimentary rock?
500
The names of the 4 rocky planets in our solar system.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
500
Which of these is NOT a force that causes weathering and erosion? people, wind, ice, rain, balloons, plants, gravity?
What is balloons?
500
An opening in the Earth's surface (crust) where lava, ash, and hot gases can erupt. This can grow to be the size of a mountain.
What is a volcano?