Chemistry EARTH Lesson 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the term for physical whethering?
Freeze thaw
What happens in physical weathering?
The water gets into the rocks and freezes and as it freezes it expands and over time it breaks the rock
What are the layers of rock called?
Strarta
What is liquid rock known as?
Magma
What two things do you need to do to turn a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
Pressure and heat
What are rocks made out of?
Minerals
What does properties mean?
Looks+behavior
What does lava need to do to become an extrusive rock?
Cool
Erosion involves wich two things?
Weathering, transportation
Is weathering biological, chemical or physical?
All three
What is transportation in the rock cycle?
Moving the small rocks from the parent rock
What two things transport rocks?
Water, wind
Are crystals big or small in intrusive rocks?
Big
Are crystals big or small in extrusive rocks
Small
What two things beginning with ‘C’ turn a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
Compaction, cementation