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Rock Cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What rock forms when magma cools? | Igneous Rock |
| What happens when different rocks get smashed together to form one? | Sedimentary Rock |
| What happens when heat and pressure is applied to a rock? | Metamorphic Rock |
| How do you get sediment? | weather and erosion |
| What does plateau mean? | a large, nearly level area of land that has been uplifted or elevated above the surrounding area |
| what does rock column? | a sequence of rocks that can be seen at six national parks |
| what does formation mean? | A rock layer composed of more then one kind of rock |
| what does differential erosion mean? | Landforms shaped like steps or cliffs are forms in this process |
| 8 national parks in the Colorado plateau | Zion, mesa verde, monument valley, grand canyon, arches, Mexican hat, capitol reef, canyonlands |