C2 4.4 The Rock Cycle

Question 1

What is uplift?

Answer 1

When continents collide, huge forces inside the Earth push rocks upwards and mountains can form

Question 2

What process changes metamorphic rock into magma?

Answer 2

Melting

Question 3

What 2 things are needed to change igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?

Answer 3

Heat and pressure

Question 4

What is the process called when sediments settle in one place?

Answer 4

Deposition