ROCK TYPES 🪨
This type of rock forms from melted rock that cools and hardens.
what is igneous rock?
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is called ______.
What is weathering?
The solid outer layer of Earth where we live.
what is the crust?
This sentence arranges these adjectives correctly
brown sat wooden empty small chair the
what is The small, brown, wooden chair sat empty?
we use this tool to measure earthquakes
what is a seismograph?
This rock forms when layers of sand, mud, or small rocks get pressed together over time.
What is sedimentary rock?
When wind or water moves weathered rock to a new place, it is called ______.
What is erosion?
Melted rock below Earth’s surface is called ______.
what is magma?
complete the sentence: The water ___________ everywhere when the big pipe broke.
erupted, disrupted, or interrupted
what is erupted?
This word describes a volcano that has not erupted in over 10,000 years
what is extinct?
This type of rock forms when heat and pressure change an existing rock.
What is a metamorphic rock?
: This natural event can quickly change Earth’s surface by shaking the ground.
What is an earthquake?
Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface is called ______.
what is lava?
complete the sentence:
The fire truck’s siren blared ____ as it passed by us.
loudly, dully, or silently
This type of weather can dissolve materials and create caves
what is acid rain?
Granite is an example of this type of rock.
What is igneous?
This slow movement of Earth’s plates can form mountains over time.
what is plate tectonics?
A person who studies rocks and Earth’s structure.
what is a geologist?
this is the name of the punctuation we use in a sentence when we need a pause
what is a comma?
This is the name of the continents when they used to be all connected
what is Pangaea?
Fossils are MOST often found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
This is an underwater earthquake that happens when the seafloor shifts.
what is a tsunami?
The process that changes one rock type into another over time is called the ______.
What is the rock cycle?
This suffix means "in a way that is"
This is the landform that lava and magma erupt from
what is a volcano?