rock cycle
what is a rock-cycle
a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types—igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
what does people have to do with rocks?
People can break rocks in all kinds of ways
when did the rock cycle be made (idk how to word it)
(1726–1797)
what is matter?
anything that takes up space
in the rock cycle, which rock is oldest?
zircon mineral
what makes up the universe
matter
what are the three main types of rocks?
sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.
what is the difference between magma and lava
magma is what is inside of the volcanoes and lava comes out the volcanoes.
how are sedimentary rocks formed
whats ice wedging?
Water gets cracked off rocks when the weather drops at night, the water turns to ice
what is oxidation
Rust
strongest rock in the rock cycle
diamond
where was matter found first?
ANYWHERE! (trick question)
where does igneuos rocks come from?
igneous rocks form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
what does igneus mean?
fire in latin
what is a compaction
compacting or the state of being compacted
how old is the rock cycle?
over 3 billion years old
how did matter start in the universe
when the earth started cooling. conditions became just right to give rise to the building blocks of matter
then, it became anything that takes up mass and volume