How Rocks Form

Question 1

What are Rocks

Answer 1

A solid of one or more minerals

Question 2

How are Rocks Classified?

Answer 2

Mineral compostion, permability, textare, or size

Question 3

What is Ignious rock

Answer 3

1. Ignious rock forms when magma cools then hardens

Question 4

What are 2 types of Ignious rock

Answer 4

Extrusive rock is one type of Igneous rock and it cools rapidly above the earth surface. Intrusive rock is the other type of Igneous rock, and it cools slowly under the earth surface.

Question 5

What is Weathering, Erosin, and Depostion

Answer 5

Weathering: Breack down into really small peices
Erosin: Transported to different locations by natural means (rivers, birds, etc)
Deposion: Stops moving, builds up layers and becomes part of the land

Question 6

What is Sedimentry Rock?

Answer 6

Formed when Wathered rock is desposited in layer froming solid rock. Some examples are Sandstone and limestone.

Question 7

What is Metamorpic Rock?

Answer 7

Made from other rocks. Heat and pressure deep inside earth change Ingeous rock or sedimentry rock into a new kind of rock some examples are Marble, Geniss, and slate.