Igneous Rock
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is magma?
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
What is sediment?
Metamorphic rocks are formed due to _______ and _______.
Heat and Pressure
The interrelationship among three types of rocks by a series of process in which rock forms is called ______.
The Rock Cycle
What are rocks made of?
2 or more minerals
What do one or more minerals make?
rock
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
What is lava?
What can be found in sedimentary rock?
Fossils
Where do metamorphic rocks form?
Inside the earth's crust
True or false: Any rock can become any other type of rock.
true
Where can rocks be found?
in and on earth's crust
Can minerals contain organic material?
no
True or False: Igneous Rocks can change into metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
True
Newer layers sedimentary rocks on the bottom. True or False.
False
Marble is a metamorphic rock. What do we use marble for?
sculpture, buildings, tiles
When sediments go under compacting and cementing processes they become which type of rock.
Sedimentary rocks.
How are rocks similar to minerals?
found in the crust, occur naturally, solid at room temperature
What defines a mineral?
pure substance made of inorganic material
What are the two types of igneous rock?
Extrusive and Intrusive
How are sedimentary rock formed?
When sediments created by weathering or erosion are pressed together
Regional Metamorphic rocks form mountains due to:
Tectonic Activity
Where does the energy to create new rocks come from?
inside the earth and the sun
What are tiny pieces of rock that have been broken down called?
sediment
What is a characteristic of a mineral?
crystal structure, naturally occuring, solid, ordered internal structure
How are igneous rocks formed?
When magma rises to the surface and cools igneous rocks form.
When an agent of erosion loses energy and drops sediment
Deposition
What action must take place in order for metamorphic rock form?
heat, pressure, and weight of other rocks
Igneous and metamorphic rocks are formed by what type energy process?
Earth's Interior: heat, magma, lava, pressure, plate tectonics
What is one way rocks can be formed?
melting and cooling, heat and pressure, weathering
Erosion and weathering