Rock Transformations

Front

Extrusive igneous rock forms ____.

Back

at Earth's surface.

Front

Subduction exposes rock to energy from ___.

Back

Earth's interior.

Front

Uplift exposes rock to energy from ___

Back

the sun.

Front

Subduction is when rock is pushed ___.

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down.

Front

Igneous rock always forms when magma or lava ____.

Back

cool.

Front

What is the process of magma cooling and solidifying called?

Back

Igneous rock formation.

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled lava on the surface?

Back

Extrusive igneous rock.

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma beneath the surface?

Back

Intrusive igneous rock.

Front

What is the term for the movement of one tectonic plate under another?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What is uplift in geology?

Back

The process where rock layers are raised to the surface.