AP Environmental Science Earth Systems

What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks
• The movement of broken down rocks
• The weather

What is erosion?

• The breaking down of rocks
• The movement of broken down rocks
• Where water expands and contracts

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

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

What is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?

• rock cycle
• metamorphic
• weathering
• erosion

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic