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Rocks
Question | Answer |
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What do geologists do? | They study rocks. |
Rocks are made out of different_____ fit together. | Grains. |
The chemicals in rocks are called______. | Minerals. |
How is an igneous rock formed? | It is formed from cooling magma. |
When grains are interlocking they are______. | Non-porous. |
Interlocking grains are often called______. | Crystals. |
How are metamorphic rocks formed? | They are formed from the heat and pressure from other existing rocks. |
How are sedimentary rocks formed? | They are made from pressurized sediments in the sea. |
Most porous rocks are also_______. | Permeable. |
An example of chemical weathering is______. | Acid rain. |
Which is weathered more quickly? Limestone or Granite? | Limestone. |
Explain freeze-thaw action. | A type of physical weathering that happends when water gets into a crack of a rock and freezes.The frozen water exands and makes the crack larger. |
Rocks are_____ by freeze-thaw action. | Split. |
What is biological weathering. | This is when plant roots go inside of rocks because of the minerals inside it. The roots become so large that the rock cracks. |
What is onion skin weathering? | It is when the tempurate turns from hot,making the layer of the rock peel off,and then it turns cold which makes the layers shed and fall off. |
What is erosion. | It is when physical weather breaks down the rocks. |
Rocks are moved by_____. | Glaciers. |
How is a fossil formed? | It is when an animal dies at the bottom of the sea and then it is squashed by the little sediments in the sea. |
Which type of rock and you find a fossil in? | Sedimentary rocks. |
What are fossil fuels? | It is a type of fuel which has been fossilized. |
How are fossil fuels made? | The same way as fossils but when a plant dies. |
Where do we usually find fossil fuels many years ago? | Swamps. |
Estimate how long it will take for a fossil to be made. | Few years. |