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The Rock Cycle:Vocab
Basic terms used in explaining the Rock Cycle
Question | Answer |
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The planet earth has a ______ inner core. | Solid |
The layer of the planet earth we are sitting on is called the _______. | Crust |
Melted rock inside the earth is called _______. | Magma |
Melted rock that gets onto the surface of the earth is called _______. | Lava |
We mainly see melted rock at the surface when it explodes, or flows, out of a _______. | Volcano |
When lava cools down, we call it _______. | Rock |
A hunk of lava that is thrown into the air is called a lava _______. | Bomb |
Bonus: Ash and pumice from the eruption of Mt. _______ buried the town of _______. | Mt. Vesuvius buried Pompeii |
Magma and Lava cool to make _______ rock. | Igneous |
Igneous rock is eroded (broken down) and deposited in layers to later form _______ rock. | Sedimentary |
If sedimentary rock is put under a lot of heat or pressure is may become _______ rock | Metamorphic |
Bonus: The surface of the earth is constantly changing. The earths crust is not solid, but is composed of many _______ plates that move. | Tectonic |