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Rocks and Rock cycle

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  • Rocks are made from a mixture of _________________
    minerals
  • What type of rock are granite, basalt, and pumice?
    igneous
  • what type of rock is shown?
    sedimentary
  • What is the difference between magma and lava?
    magma formed below ground, lava above ground
  • the process where wind, rain, and heat break down rocks
    weathering
  • igneous rocks form near__________________
    volcanoes
  • what type of rock are marble, quartz, and slate?
    metamorphic
  • the process where wind, rain and animals move rocks
    erosion
  • the process where rocks change from 1 form of another
    rock cycle
  • what type of rock is shown?
    igneous
  • Erosion and weathering can take many___________ to occur.
    years
  • rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure
    metamorphic
  • rocks formed from weathering and erosion
    sedimentary
  • what type of rock is shown?
    metamorphic
  • rocks formed when the lava from volcanoes cools down
    igneous
  • What does metamorphic mean?
    going through a change
  • what type of rock are sandstone and limestone?
    sedimentary
  • 3 main types of rocks
    igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic