Test

Question 1

How is sedimentary rock formed

Answer 1

Sediments layer on top of one another’s pressure causes cementation

Question 2

How is igneous rock formed

Answer 2

Formed from cooled magma/lava

Question 3

How is metamorphic rock formed

Answer 3

Formed from heat and pressure

Question 4

Grains

Answer 4

Particles of minerals or other rocks

Question 5

Textures

Answer 5

The look and feel of a rocks surface

Question 6

Magma

Answer 6

Molten rock inside Earth

Question 7

Lava

Answer 7

Molten rock outside Earth

Question 8

Sedimentation

Answer 8

Process of sediments being deposited on ground

Question 9

Weathering

Answer 9

The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances

Question 10

Rock forming minerals

Answer 10

Minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earths crust

Question 11

Intrusive

Answer 11

Rocks that form under Earths surface

Question 12

Extrusive

Answer 12

Rocks that form above ground

Question 13

Erosion

Answer 13

The process which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of a rock and soil

Question 14

What are some ways scientists use to classify rocks

Answer 14

Color, texture, mineral composition and the main way is how they form