Igneous Rocks
This can cool and harden and form igneous rock.
What is magma or lava?
These are little pieces of rocks, pebbles, mineral grains, and shell fragments that eventually form rocks.
What are sediments?
Lead is used to create this portable power source found in electronic toys and calculators.
What are batteries?
Name the three types of rock groups.
What is Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic?
The process of rocks changing from one kind of rock to another kind of rock over long periods of time.
What is the rock cycle?
This kind of igneous rock is formed when magma cools beneath the Earth's surface.
What is Intrusive igneous rock?
These are two ways that sediments are formed.
What is weathering and erosion?
Graphite is used to create this erasable writing tool
What is a pencil?
A fossil is found in this kind of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
Name two ways people use rocks.
What is buildings, walls, roads, jewelry, decoration, countertops?
This type of igneous rock forms when lava cools on the Earth's surface.
What is Extrusive igneous rock?
These 2 things cause metamorphic rocks to form.
What are heat and pressure?
This mineral is used to flavor food and melt ice.
What is salt?
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid, that has a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
What is a mineral?
What happens if an igneous rock weathers? What rock does it turn into?
What is sedimentary rock?
This type of igneous rock is black with a glassy texture. We looked at it in class.
What is obsidian?
For an Igneous rock to become a sedimentary rock, what needs to happen?
What is weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation?
Aluminum is used to create these cylinder containers that hold fizzy liquids.
What are pop cans?
A hard substance composed of one or more minerals.
What is a rock?
The hardest mineral.
What is a diamond?
Magma becomes lava when it exits from this structure.
What is a volcano?
Sedimentary rocks can be identified by what feature?
What is layers?
Iron is made into __________, which is used to build cars, trains and planes.
What is steel?
Igneous rock that has fine-grained crystals
What is extrusive igneous rock?
This kind of rock is formed when heat and pressure are applied deep within the earth.
What is a metamorphic rock?