Rock cycle

Question 1

Conglomerate

Answer 1

a type of rock that forms when pieces of rock are broken, transported
by water or ice, and then deposited hundreds or thousands of kilometers from where
they formed.

Question 2

Rock

Answer 2

a natural, solid nonliving material that makes up Earth’s crust, mantle, and core.

Question 3

Texture

Answer 3

Size, shape, and position of the grains that make up a rock.

Question 4

Three main types of rocks

Answer 4

Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic

Question 5

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 5

when particles of pre-existing rock are transported, (by water wind, or gravity) and accumulate to form new layers called sediment. these layers become sedimentary rock.

Question 6

Igneous Rock

Answer 6

Forms when other rock partially melts underground, Then this molten rock separates from the solid (parent) rock and moves upward toward Earth’s surface. This is called magma under the surface and lava when above it. when it. solidifies, this is igneous rock.

Question 7

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 7

forms when rock is subject to extreme heat, pressure, or both. Usually forms when rock is buried deep underground heat from Earth’s interior and pressure from surrounding rock cause the atoms and molecules in the original solid rock to rearrange.

Question 7

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 7

forms when rock is subject to extreme heat, pressure, or both. Usually forms when rock is buried deep underground heat from Earth’s interior and pressure from surrounding rock cause the atoms and molecules in the original solid rock to rearrange.

Question 7

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 7

forms when rock is subject to extreme heat, pressure, or both. Usually forms when rock is buried deep underground heat from Earth’s interior and pressure from surrounding rock cause the atoms and molecules in the original solid rock to rearrange.