Rocks and Minerals (Including Rock Cycle)

Front

What describes the process by which rocks change forms?

Back

Rock cycle

Front

What are formed from minerals mixed together?

Back

Sandstone, Granite, Marble

Front

What is a place where two tectonic plates meet and one gets pushed underneath the other?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

Give an example of a sedimentary rock.

Back

Sandstone

Front

What type of rocks are formed when magma cools?

Back

Igneous rocks

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 alteration of existing rock due to heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the main component of granite?

Back

Quartz, feldspar, and mica

Front

What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the term for molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

Back

Lava