Show:
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Weathering
Erosion and Soil
100
This causes changes in Metamorphic rock.
What is heat and pressure?
100
The root word "sediment" in Sedimentary means this.
What is small pieces.
100
Igenous rock forms when this cools.
What is molten magma?
100
When water freezes and then thaws it can do this to large rocks.
What is cause them to break down into smaller pieces?
100
This is formed when a river caused erosion.
What is a canyon?
200
You can usually tell a rock is Metamorphic because it has these.
What are ribbon-like layers?
200
Sedimentary rock forms from pieces of this.
What is shells, sand, and other rocks?
200
Igneous rock may have these from trapped gas bubbles.
What are tiny holes?
200
Waves can do this to rocks on a shore.
What is wear them down into bits of sediment?
200
This helps form soil during weathering.
What is water?
300
Metamorphic rocks form when this happens to rocks.
What is they are squeezed or folded?
300
Sedimentary rock forms in these.
What are layers?
300
Magma is also called this when it reaches the earth's surface.
What is lava?
300
Water can do this during weathering.
What is break rocks?
300
These supply nutrients to new soil.
What are animals?
400
This is the meaning of the root "morph" in Metamorphic?
What is to change or form?
400
Sedimentary rock forms when small pieces of rock or shells are _________ together by pressure.
What is cemented or stuck?
400
The root of Igneous is "Ign" which means this.
What is fire?
400
A waterfall can do this to form new soil.
What is break large rocks into tiny pieces?
400
Wind can do this to a mountain over time.
What is cause erosion or wear it down?
500
The igneous rock Granite changes into this metamophic rock.
What is gneiss?
500
Sedimentary rock is identified by this.
What is small pieces of other rock or large layers of rock?
500
The process of deposition forms these.
What are beaches?
500
These types of rocks contain minerals.
What are all three kinds of rocks?