22.3 Rock Cycle

Front

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

Back

heat and pressure

Front

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

Back

melting and cooling

Front

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

Back

all of these

Front

An igneous rock can become ______.

Back

metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, all of these

Front

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

Back

Weathering

Front

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

Back

Metamorphic Rock

Front

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

Back

sediment

Front

True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment

Back

False

Front

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

Back

Igneous