Vocab
Form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
Igneous rock.
What are rocks made of?
Minerals
how many stages of the rock cycle is there?
crystallization, metamorphism, and erosion and sedimentation
What could be found in a quartz rock?
silica
What rock crystalizes solidifies when it cools
Igneous rock
Formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
Sedimentary rock.
Earth
what is erosion?
when rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by ice, water, wind or gravity
what is a metamorphic rock made up of?
sometimes quartz, and feldspar
Sedimentary rock
Solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
Sediment.
What type of pressure has metamorphic rocks gone through?
heat and pressure
how does metamorphic rock form?
when they are subjected to high heat, and pressure.
what are igneous rocks made up from?
solid magma
What rock is formed from high pressure and heat
Metamorphic rock
Started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed.
Metamorphic rock.
what is the oldest rock?
Acasta Gneiss Complex
how does it start?
it starts from magma and comes from it.
what are sedimentary rocks made up of?
Broken pieces of different rocks put together
The three types of igneous rocks
Andesite, Dacite, Basalt
The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
Erosion.
where is it found?
Northwest Canada
what are the stages?
crystallization, metamorphism, and erosion and sedimentation
What is inside an asteroid?
oxygen and silicon
The three types of sedimentary rocks
Clastic, Organic, and Chemical