Metamorphic Rocks
Where do metamorphic rocks form?
Below the surface
This rock is found deepest in the earth and can be considered the "oldest".
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rocks are come from
What is volcanoes/magma?
Who is "The Rock" (i.e., name).
Dwayne Johnson
Tiny pieces of sand, rocks, shells, and plants are called
Sediment
What is heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rocks always form from what?
Other rocks
Melted, liquid rock.
What is magma?
Rocks take ___ of years to change.
Billions
Sedimentary rocks form under ___.
Pressure
The word "metamorphic" means ___.
Changing in form
What is the study of rocks?
Geology
Extrusive, Intrusive
According to the rock cycle, rocks form in in which order?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
These rocks are typically ___ and fall apart easier than other rocks.
Soft
Weathering and erosion turn metamorphic rocks into ___.
Sediments
Almost all fossils are found in _____ rocks.
Sedimentary
Which is NOT an example of an igneous rock? (only pick one)
Granite, Pumice, Limestone, or Diorite
Who studies fossils?
What is a Paleontologist?
What liquid acts as a binding agent (i.e., glue) for sedimentary rocks?
What is water?
Because metamorphic rocks are typically harder than other rocks, they are used for ___.
Building Materials
When metamorphic and igneous rocks melt, they turn into ____.
Magma
____ igneous rocks cool slowly ____ the surface.
Intrusive, Below
Granite and pumice are what kind of rock?
What is an igneous rock?
We use a form sedimentary rock at the dinner table, what is it?
Table Salt (i.e., halite).