Rock Cycle

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What is the process called when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements?

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Weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

Which layer of the Earth is made of tectonic plates?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the model that shows the processes that create and change rock?

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Rock Cycle

Front

In which type of rock might you find fossils?

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Sedimentary Rock

Front

What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

Front

What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water flow.

Front

What is sediment?

Back

Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things.

Front

How do igneous rocks form?

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They form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

Front

What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

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Intrusive rocks form from magma that cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, while extrusive rocks form from lava that cools quickly on the surface.