ROCKS Flashcards
What does Limestone change into?
Marble
This word means “changed”
metamorphic
What two things change sandstone into quartzite?
Heat and Pressure
Marble can be polished and made into beautiful ______________.
Monuments
Pumice and granite are examples of what kind of rocks?
Igneous
Name four metamorphic rocks
Slate, Schist, Gneiss and Marble
True or False: Igneous rocks are made by fire.
True
Limestone and sandstone are what type of rocks?
Sedimentary
With heat and pressure, shale changes into ___________.
Slate
A metamorphic rock with streaks is _____________.
Gneiss
Rocks are made from natural materials called ___________.
Minerals
The study of the earth’s history is called ________________.
Geology
True or False: Conglomerate and Shale are Igneous rocks.
False: Conglomerate and Shale are sedimentary rocks
What type of rocks are basalt and obsidian?
Igneous rocks
Igneous rocks are made from melted rock called __________.
Magma
Name the igneous rock that has sharp edges, is smooth and shiny and looks like black glass.
Obsidian
Name the type of igneous rock that looks like a sponge and has air spaces in it so it floats in water.
Pumice
Name the two igneous rocks that form underground.
Granite and Basalt
True or False: Limestone is a sedimentary rock.
True
Sedimentary rocks are formed in _____________ at the bottom of lakes and oceans.
Layers
True or False: Sandstone is a sedimentary rock that feels gritty and comes in just one color, brown.
False: Sandstone is a sed. rock that feels gritty and comes in many different colors.
This soft sedimentary rock smells muddy when it is wet and splits into thin sheets
Shale
