Sedimentary Rocks
What is sediment?
Small pieces of rock
What is igneous rock made of?
Magma
What is metamorphic rock made of?
Sedimentary and Igneous rocks
What two types of rocks can form sedimentary rocks?
Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
What is weathering?
The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water.
What is sedimentary rock made of?
Sediment
What is igneous rock?
The rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
Heat and pressure of other rocks
What two types of rocks can turn into igneous rock?
Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water.
What is sedimentary rock?
the type of rock formed when sediment is pressed and glued together.
What happens when igneous rock is melted?
It becomes magma.
What happens when metamorphic rock is melted?
It turns to magma.
What two types of rocks can form metamorphic rocks?
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks
What is cementation?
the process of sediment being glued together.
How is sedimentary rock formed?
Compaction and Cementation
True/False:
Igneous rock only form on the surface of earth?
False:
Igneous rocks are formed under and on the surface of earth.
True/False:
Metamorphic rock always starts out as another type of rock
True:
Metamorphic rock always starts out as another type of rock.
What happens to igneous rocks when heat and pressure is applied?
It becomes metamorphic rock.
What is compaction?
The process of sediment being buried and pressed together.
What happens to sedimentary rock when you apply heat and pressure.
It becomes metamorphic rock.
Extrusive igneous rocks form on the surface of Earth.
What are igneous rocks that form inside Earth called?
Intrusive Igneous Rocks
What is the literal meaning of metamorphic?
The name metamorphic comes from Greek words meaning “change of shape.”
What happens to metamorphic rock when it is chipped away by wind or moving water?
It breaks into pieces called sediment.
What is a cross section?
The diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.