Rock Cycle
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
What are the two main energy sources in the water cycle?
The sun and gravity
Where do extrusive rocks cool?
On the surface of the earth
What is Cementation?
Cementation is the process of mineral gluing sediments together to form solid rock.
How are igneous rocks formed?
Igneous rock is formed from cooled magma or lava
What four forms does precipitation come in?
Precipitation can come in rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Where do intrusive rocks cool?
Beneath the Earth's surface
What is Deposition?
Deposition is when sediments are dropped in a new location.
How do metamorphic rocks form?
From heat and pressure
Condensation is when water vapor turns into ______.
Liquid.
Earth is made of interacting systems called the ______,_____,______, and ________
Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces is called ______.
Weathering.
Extrusive rocks are cooled ______ the Earth.
Extrusive rocks are cooled above the Earth.
What drives the water cycle?
Earth's internal heat
What helps move water and sediments downhill?
Gravity
Erosion is the movement of______.
Sediments
Define metamorphic rock.
Rocks that change due to heat and pressure.
Define Percolation
The movement of water downward through soil and rock layers underground.
Melted rocks beneath Earth's surface is called ______.
Magma
________ and _______ turn sediments into rock.
Compaction and Erosion