Rocks and Minerals (Including Rock Cycle)

Front

What are layers of sedimentary rock called?

Back

Strata

Front

Which rocks are formed from minerals mixed together?

Back

Sandstone, Granite, Marble (All of the above)

Front

What is a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition?

Back

Mineral

Front

What type of rocks are formed when magma cools?

Back

Igneous

Front

What is the term for where two tectonic plates meet and one gets pushed underneath the other?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What is the name of the cycle that describes the transformation of rocks from one type to another?

Back

Rock Cycle

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

What is the term for rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic rock