04.01 Processes That Shape the Earth

Question 1

What are the three types of rock?

Answer 1

Igneous rock: rock formed from the cooling of magma (intrusive igneous) or lava (extrusive igneous)

Metamorphic rock: formed when rock is exposed to intense heat and pressure over time

Sedimentary rock: rock formed from the compaction and cementation of sediment and debris over time

Question 2

What are the processes of the rock cycle?

Answer 2

Rock cycle: changes that rocks undergo over time from one form to another

Question 3

How can the rock cycle transform rocks from one type to another?

Answer 3

This change can happen when one rock breaks down and hits a another rock that did the same it can create another rock.

Question 4

How can we use visual characteristics to determine rock type?

Answer 4

by studying each rock and determining how this happened and how it got like this.

Question 5

Debris:

Answer 5

pieces of bone, shell, or other nonrock material

Question 6

Extrusive igneous rock:

Answer 6

lava cooling and solidifying into rock outside of Earth’s surface

Question 7

Igneous rock:

Answer 7

rock formed from the cooling of magma (intrusive igneous) or lava (extrusive igneous)

Question 8

Intrusive igneous rock:

Answer 8

magma cooling and solidifying into rock inside of Earth’s surface

Question 9

Lava:

Answer 9

molten rock outside Earth from a volcanic eruption

Question 10

Magma:

Answer 10

molten rock deep within the Earth

Question 11

Metamorphic rock:

Answer 11

formed when rock is exposed to intense heat and pressure over time

Question 12

Minerals:

Answer 12

naturally occurring, nonliving materials including gold, silver, copper, and quartz

Question 13

Rock cycle:

Answer 13

changes that rocks undergo over time from one form to another

Question 14

Sedimentary rock:

Answer 14

rock formed from the compaction and cementation of sediment and debris over time

Question 15

Sediment:

Answer 15

small particles of sand, pebbles, and other types of rock