A ____ is a solid made up of a bunch of different minerals.
Rock
Rock that forms from sediment form layer after layer, eventually the layers become compacted and are cemented together.
Sedimentary Rock
_______ rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
Igneous Rock
What changes igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks into different metamorphic rocks? (Two words)
Heat and pressure
What does compacted mean?
Joined or packed together closely and firmly united.
What does cemented mean?
Held together with substances
What are the three types of rocks?
Metamorphic Rocks ,Igneous Rocks, and Sedimentary Rocks
What type of rock typically shows stratification?
sedimentary rocks and in igneous rocks
______ rocks are igneous rocks that form when lava cools quickly above the earth's surface.
Extrusive
___________ rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
Metamorphic Rock
Magma that reaches Earth's surface
LAVA
Fragments (pieces) of rock
Sediment
Rocks are constantly changing in what is called the ____ _____.
Rock Cycle
The arrangement of layers of sedimentary rock the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers
Stratification
________ rocks are igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly under the earth's surface.
Intrusive
_______ ______ is derived from living organisms
Organic Matter
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
MAGMA
Where does sediment come from?
Form when rocks are physically weathered by wind, water, ice & gravity.