What process makes igneous rocks form?
What is cooling?
These are rocks that can become metamorphic rocks.
What process makes magma?
What is melting?
What type of energy is needed to drive igneous processes?
What is Earth's interior energy?
Rock that is found inside a volcano is most likely make from this type of molten rock.
What is magma?
The process of that squeezes sediments into rocks? (2)
What is cementation and compaction?
True or false: Subduction can cause metamorphic rock.
TRUE!!!
Igneous rocks that cool above ground are called:
What are extrusive rocks?
Name a type of sediment.
Sand, gravel...
True or false: Metamorphic rock can form through cementation and compaction.
FALSE
What are 2 examples of weathering and erosion?
What is wind and running water?
What type of IGNEOUS rock is found near the creek in Chico?
What is Basalt?
How does metamorphic rock get broken down?
Weathering!
This is how rocks on the surface get pushed into the Earth's core.
What is subduction?