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Rock Cycle WES
Question | Answer |
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Igneous rock comes from _______________ | cooled magma |
Sedimentary rock forms in: | layers |
Metamorphic rock has ____________ or bands of colors running through it. | streaks |
What does morph mean? | change |
What does ignite (igneous) mean? | fire |
A sedimentary rock might have a __________ in it. | fossil |
What type of rock is marble? | metamorphic |
What type of rock is granite and basalt? | igneous |
Metamorphic rock undergoes heat and _______________ | pressure |
What causes most erosion on earth? | water |
Besides water, whatis the next biggest cause of erosion on earth? | wind |
What is the "breaking down" of rock called? | weathering |
What is the "carrying away" of rock called? | erosion |
Mountains that are smooth and rounded over are: | old |
Moutains that are sharp and jagged are: | young |
Which igneous rock is found under most of the continents? | granite |
Which igneous rock is found under most of the oceans? | basalt |
Which rock type is formed in layers at the bottom of ocean? | sedimentary |
Any solid that sinks to the bottom of a liquid is called: | sediment |
What animal undergoes metamorphosis? | caterpillar |
What North American bodies of water were created by glaciers? | Great Lakes |
When the earth gets colder, glaciers _______________ toward the equator. | advance |
When the earth gets warmer, glaciers _____________ toward the poles | retreat |
What type of valleys do glaciers carve? | u shaped |
What type of valleys do rivers carve? | v shaped |
What type of glaciers are found in the high mountains? | alpine |
What forms in areas where more snow falls than melts? | glaciers |
What forms when a large chunk of ice breaks off of a continental glacier and falls into the ocean? | iceberg |
During the last _____ ________ glaciers covered much of North America. | ice age |
What rock has to be present for caves and caverns to form? | limestone |
What dissolve limestone? | carbonic acid |
If the ground above a cave or cavern collapses, what is formed? | sinkhole |
The words "LITHOS" come from the Greek word for: | rock |
The process after weathering and erosion when sediment comes to rest in a certain place: | deposition |