Types of Rocks
Where are rocks found?
Everywhere!
Chalk is an example of what SPECIFIC rock?
Limestone
What is a solid material that is a lump of minerals that grow or are fused together called?
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks
95% of the earth's crust is made up of what kind of rock?
Igneous rock.
All land around the world is made of...?
Rocks and soil.
What kind of rock is made when sand, mud and pebbles (sediments) get compressed in layers?
Sedimentary rock
Sandstone is an example of what kind of rock?
Sedimentary rocks.
What kind of metamorphic rock is made from a sedimentary rock called limestone?
Marble
What kind of rock is formed when other rocks are exposed to high temperatures and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
What kind of rock is made up of bits and pieces from animal shells?
Limestone
How is the Igneous rock Basalt formed?
It is formed when lava cools and hardens.
What kind of rock is formed through the cooling and hardening of magma?
Igneous rock.
In Hawaii, what kind of rock is the large shield volcano called Mauna Loa made out of?
Basalt
What is the rock cycle?
The cycle is used to describe how rocks are formed, how they break apart, and how they reform into other rocks.