Rock Cycle
What part of the rock cycle generates sediments from erosion and weathering?
Uplift and exposure of the rock cycle generates sediments from erosion and weathering.
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
Magma
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
sediment
An igneous rock can only turn into this/these type(s) of rock.
metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary
the process that turns any kind of rock into metamorphic rock
heat and pressure
Wearing away of rocks
Weathering wears rocks away
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
lava
The final 2 processes that turn sediments into sedimentary rocks?
compaction and cementation
This is a diagram of rocks and the processes that create them
the rock cycle
rock formed for heating and cooling magma
Igneous Rock
the gradual destruction of rocks due to weathering
erosion is the gradual destruction of rocks due to weathering
Igneous rocks are formed when lava and magma cool. Name two Igneous Rocks.
Basalt and Granite
What is the difference between weathering, erosion and deposition?
weathering breaks rock down, erosion carries it away and deposition drops the sediment off
This type of rock often forms in layers because it's made of pieces.
sedimentary
rock formed for particles of sand, fossils, sediments, and pebbles
sedimentary rock
occurs during changes in the earth or natural disasters
Transportation occurs during changes in the earth or natural disasters
A sedimentary rock can change into igneous rock by...
Melting and cooling
This type of sedimentary rocks form when dead plants from millions of years ago mineralizes. We use it to heat homes.
coal or organic sedimentary rock
The study of rocks, their history and the processes that form and change them.
geology
the process by which igneous rocks are formed
crystallization
What parts of the rock cycle occur at Earth's surface?
weathering and erosion
Which type of molten rock will cool to form an igneous rock sub-surface (below the surface)?
Magma
What type of rock is formed when many different bits of rock are deposited over time and pressed?
Sedimentary Rock
The process of settling of broken rock material to form sediment.
deposition
process of rocking turning into magma
melting