Definitions
Molten rock under the Earth's Surface
What is Magma?
What cools to form igneous rocks?
What is magma or lava?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by _____
What are sediments?
Meta means ____
What is "change"?
The breaking apart of rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
The breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice
What is weathering?
These events might bring Igneous rocks to the surface of the crust
What is an Earthquake or Volcanoe?
Sandstone is an example of this type of rock
What are sedimentary rocks?
If a rock gets buried deep in Earth's crust, or touches hot lava, it will change into a _______
What is a metamorphic rock?
The second layer of Earth
What is the mantle?
Taking rock away
What is erosion?
Over time, a piece of igneous granite might weather into _____
What is sediment?
Sedimentary rocks are often formed in ______
What are layers or strata?
This type of rock used to be Limestone, but was changed by heat and pressure into _____
What is marble?
The layer of Earth that is liquid Iron and Nickle?
What is the outer core?
The outside covering of the Earth
What is the crust?
granite and basalt (what type of rock?)
What are igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rocks often contain bits of sand, gravel, shells, and sometimes even _____
What are fossils?
This type of rock used to be sandstone, but after intense heat and pressure was changed into _____
What is Quartzite?
Two layers that make up tectonic plates.
What is the crust and upper mantle?
The dense, super heated layer of the Earth under the crust.
What is the Mantle?
The steps that an change rocks over long periods of time.
What is the rock cycle?
If Sedimentary rocks are subjected to intense heat and pressure, they can turn into a _____ rock
What is Metamorphic?
This type of rock used to be shale, but after intense heat and pressure changed into ______
What is slate?
Layer of Earth that we live on.
What is the crust?