rock studies part 1

Question 1

what are igneous rocks

Answer 1

rocks formed when magma cools

Question 2

what are sedimentary rocks

Answer 2

rocks formed by sediments of other rocks

Question 3

what are metamorphic rocks

Answer 3

rocks changes by heat or pressure

Question 4

what type of rock is granite and how is it formed

Answer 4

igneous rock
magma cooled in the earths surface

Question 5

what type of rock is basalt and how is it formed

Answer 5

igneous rock
when magma cools on the earths surface

Question 6

what type of rock is limestone and how is it formed

Answer 6

metamorphic rock
sediments and dead fish settled at the bottom of then ocean form strata and were compressed to form layers of rock

Question 7

what type of rock is sandstone and how is it formed

Answer 7

metamorphic
layers of sand compressed and cemented by silica together on the ocean floor

Question 8

what type of rock is marble and how is it formed

Answer 8

metamorphic
heat from magma bakes limestone and formed chrystals

Question 9

what type of rock is quartzite and how is it formed

Answer 9

metamorphic
heat from magma baked and hardened sandstone