Earths Rocks and Rock Cycle

What are metamorphic rocks?

• Rocks formed by sediment deposited over time, often forming layers in rocks

• rocks formed by deep pressure under the Earths Surface

• Rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma

• None of the above

What are sedimentary rocks?

• Rocks formed by sediment deposited over time, often forming layers in rocks

• rocks formed by deep pressure under the Earths Surface

• Rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma

• None of the above

What are igneous rocks?

• Rocks formed by sediment deposited over time, often forming layers in rocks

• rocks formed by deep pressure under the Earths Surface

• Rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma

• None of the above

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

• veterinarian

• geologist

• podiatrist

• teacher

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Tectonic plates:

• can move towards each other

• can move away from each other

• can slide past each other

• All of the above

When tectonic plates slide against each other, what can happen?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Hurricanes

When tectonic plates push against each other, what can happen?

• Tornadoes can happen

• Volcanoes can happen

• Earthquakes can happen

• Mountains can form

When tectonic plates pull apart from each other, what can happen?

• Volcanoes can happen

• Earthquakes can happen

• Mountains can form

• Hills and cliffs can form

When two plates start to move away from each other, causing the earth's crust to crack

• Compression

• Shearing

• Tension

• Earthquake