Rock Cycle
This is molten rock found below Earth's surface.
magma
Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens are called this.
igneous rocks
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice is called this.
weathering
California became the ____ state of the United States in 1850.
31st
What languages was the California Constitution written in?
English and Spanish
When molten rock erupts onto the surface and cools, it is called this.
lava/igneous rock
Rocks that often have visible layers and may contain fossils are called this.
sedimentary rocks
The movement of sediments from one place to another (for example, by rivers) is called this.
erosion
This document, written at Colton Hall in 1849, set up California's government.
California Constitution
What two things make up a constitution?
A set of laws and a form of protection for citizen's rights.
Name the cycle that shows how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks change from one type to another.
rock cycle
Rocks formed by heat and pressure that often have wavy bands are called this.
metamorphic rocks
When plates collide, pieces of the crust can be pushed up to form these large landforms.
mountains
When was the state flag adopted?
1911
How many people must live in a territory before it can become a state?
60,000 people
These small broken pieces of rock are moved by wind, water, or ice and later can form sedimentary rock.
sediment
Name one metamorphic rock made from limestone.
marble
The Earth's outer layer is broken into large moving pieces called these.
tectonic plates
This president signed the bill admitting California as a state on September 9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore
How many changes have been approved on the Constitution / Bill of Rights?
27
When sediments are pressed together and minerals glue them into rock, the two processes are called this and this.
compaction and cementation
Name the igneous rock that forms slowly underground and often has visible crystals, like granite.
intrusive igneous rocks / granite
When layers of rock are subjected to extreme heat and pressure and change into a new rock type, the process is called this.
metamorphism / heat and pressure
Name two rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
freedoms of speech, religion and assembly
What do you think is the most important amendment on the Bill of Rights?