Sedimentary
If an igneous or sedimentary rock goes under heat and pressure it becomes what kind of rock?
Metamorphic Rock
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
What is igneous rock?
I am naturally occurring inorganic element.
What is a mineral?
Where does the rock cycle take place?
What is inside the earth's crust?
I can be made from organic materials.
What is a rock?
True or False The Badlands near Drumheller are examples of igneous rock?
FALSE - sedimentary
This type of igneous rock is expelled from a volcano causing it to cool too quickly for crystals to form.
What is extrusive?
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called..
What is weathering? Erosion is like weathering but involves the rock being moved to another location. Weathered rocks stay put.
1000 points
There is a sedimentary rock in the Grand Canyon, but no river. Why?
There used to be a river there but it gradually eroded the land away and formed the canyon.
1000 points.
The three types of rocks are....
What are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic ?
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes...
What is heat and pressure?
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
What is erosion?
Weathering is the wearing away of a rock without the rock moving.
The layers of sedimentary rock take thousands to millions of years to form. True or False
True
This type of igneous rock cools inside the crust.
What is intrusive?
Molten rock still inside the Earth is called:
What is magma?