Earth Science Rocks

Question 1

-To geologists, it is a natural substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused together into a solid lump.
-The minerals may or may not have been formed at the same time.
-What matters is the natural processes glued them all together.

Answer 1

ROCKS

Question 2

-A model that is used to show how the different rock types are interrelated and the process that create them.

Answer 2

ROCK CYCLE

Question 3

-Processes that create uplift, weathering, erosion, pressure, and melting to form the different rock types are caused by the

Answer 3

Driving Forces

Question 4

What are the 3 driving forces

Answer 4

1. Earth’s interior
2. Insolation from the sun
3. Gravity.

Question 5

-Formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
-The word “igneous” is derived from Latin “igneus”, which means “fiery” or “on fire”.
-Igneous rocks form at much higher temperatures.

Answer 5

IGNEOUS ROCKS

Question 6

-A rock type that forms from an accumulation of sediment derived from preexisting rocks and or organic material.

Answer 6

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Question 7

-Parent rocks that have been altered by increases in temperature and pressure

Parent Rock
-Preexisting rock from which metamorphic rocks are formed

Answer 7

METAMORPHIC ROCKS