Amplify Unit 7: Geology Chapter 6 Rock Formation Vocabulary Quiz

Lava flowed down the volcano’s side and quickly hardened to form a glassy type of (a)   rock.

The tiny flakes of rock were washed into a nearby stream, where they joined other sediments created by the (a)   of rock from the nearby mountains.

The sediments formed layers on the stream bed, which (a)   over time as the weight of the layers squeezed out the air and water.

The sediments cemented together and (a)   into rock.

(a)   rock was buried by even more layers of sediments over millions of years.

Tiny flakes of (a)   fell on the ground as an ancient tool maker worked to create a sharp blade for cutting.

The heat and pressure from the weight of the overlying rock changed the (a)   of the minerals in the rock.

New (a)   rock formed and lay buried in the earth for millions of years.

Heat from (a)   below the rock melted it, turning it into igneous rock.

As part of its journey through the (a)   , this piece of rock might someday be found on a beach in Maine or a mountaintop in Tennessee!