Rocks Flashcards
The continual process by which new rock forms from the old rock is called the
Rock Cycle
Rocks have been used by humans throughout history for tools, weapons, and
buildings
The process in which water wind and ice and heat break downs rocks is called
wheathering
One reason that weathering is important because it breaks rock down into fragments, or BLANK , from which sedimentary rocks are formed
sedinment
the process by which sediment is removed from its source is called
erosion
during BLANK , sediment is deposited in bodies of water and other low lying areas
deposition
sedimentary rocks can be made when sediment is pressed and cemented together by BLANK disolved in water
minerals
movement within the earth that causes buried rocks to be exposed at the earths suface is called
uplift
when uplifted rocks reach the earths BLANK, weathering, erosion, and deposition begins
surface
scientist study rocks using what important criteria
Composition and textures
what factors can affect the texture of an igneous rock
the length of time it had to cool
what factors can affect a sedimtary rock
size of the grains
