Show:
Rock Solid
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Rock Formations
The Rock Cycle
100

What does the phrase "solid as a rock" mean?

Something that's reliable, that doesn't change.

100

Hot, liquid magma cools on the Earth's surface

How are igneous rocks formed.

100

Name of Sedimentary rock formed from sand.

What is sandstone.

100

Term for people who study rocks or the planet's solid features.

Geologist

100

(T/F) Rocks cannot be broken into tiny pieces once again.

What is false.

200

The process water, wind, and temperature have on rocks over long periods of time.

Wheathering

200
What is the name of magma that escapes to the surface through cracks, such as mouths of volcanoes.
What is lava.
200
Rocks and sand, as well as biological matter, such as plants, bones, and shells can me up these types of rocks.
What is sedimentary rocks?
200

Rocks are living things since they transform into different types of rocks.  True or False?

False

200
Third type of rock below the earth's surface.
What is metamorphic rock?
300
Name a SPECIFIC type of rock

Granite, basalt, obsidian, sandstone, limestone

coal, chalk, marble, slate, soapstone

300
These are formed when the minerals in lava slowly cool.
What is crystals.
300

Layers of sedimentary rock can be found on the Earth's surface AND interior.  True or False

False.  Surface only

300

Which is the oldest layer of the rock.  The top of a rock, or the bottom?

The bottom of the rock

300

One of the energy sources that creates metamorphic rock.

magma/heat, pressure

400

Name the energy source found in the Earth's surface

Sun/wheather

400
An example of igneous rock; feels rough and comes in many different colors.
What is granite.
400

In order for sedimentary rock to truly become ONE SOLID PIECE, these two things can't get through.  What are they?

What is moisture or air?

400

Name a physical property that you can see

color, shininess, texture

400

The pattern of metamorphic rock becoming magma and then cooling to turn back into igneous rock, and breaking down into small pieces of rock that get compacted together is called what. 

What is the rock cycle.

500

Who is THE Rock?

Dwayne Johnson

500

How is some of the Earth's energy released through the Earth's surface? (we went over it quickly yesterday)

volcanoes

500

Storms CARRY sand AWAY from the shore, which causes the beach to get smaller.  What is this process called

What is erosion?

500

Venus has metamorphic and sedimentary rock.  True or False

False.  Igneous and sedimentary (that we know of)

500

Which type of rock is the hardest of the three?

Metamorphic rock