What are the bits of rock and soil that wash away and settle down called?
sediment
100
What kind of rock does lava cool into?
igneous rock
100
When you add heat, pressure, and time to sedimentary and igneous rocks, what type of rock do you get?
metamorphic rocks
100
What is the process of rocks changing called?
the rock cycle
100
What is the measurement AROUND a shape called?
perimeter
200
This type of rock usually form in layers.
sedimentary rocks
200
What is lava called before it comes out of a volcano?
magma
200
What does metamorphic mean?
to change form
200
What are two ways that sedimentary rocks change?
Turn into metamorphic rocks by adding heat and pressure, and melting into magma then cooling into igneous rocks.
200
What was the city that Balto had to travel to called?
Nome, Alaska
300
How long does it take for sedimentary rocks to form?
a long time, millions of years.
300
What does igneous mean?
born in fire
300
Name one type of metamorphic rock
marble
300
What are two ways that metamorphic rocks change?
by breaking down into sediment, then sticking together and forming sedimentary rocks, and melting into magma and cooling into igneous rocks.
300
He was a great African-American scientist who helped plan the city of Washington D.C.
Benjamin Banneker
400
When wind and water break down rock and soil, this is called
weathering
400
This rock is made of feldspar, hornsblend, and quartz
Granite
400
Metamorphic rocks can change into what two other types of rocks?
igneous and sedimentary rocks.
400
What are two ways that igneous rocks change?
break down into sediment and turn into sedimentary rocks or turn into metamorphic rocks through heat and pressure
400
Who were Jiro-San's "old friends"?
The turtles.
500
Name one kind of sedimentary rock
limestone, sandstone
500
What was the black igneous rock called?
obsidian
500
What metamorphic rock is the Taj Mahal made of?
marble
500
I am a sedimentary rock. But I've been pushed really hard and someone turned the heat up in my room. I changed! I'm not a sedimentary rock anymore. What am I?
metamorphic rock.
500
Name all 7 continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Europe