Rock Formations

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

• energy
• magma
• minera
• cementation

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

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

anything that has mass and takes up space

• sample
• magma
• matter
• mineral

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• sun's energy and weathering, compacting and cementation
• earth's interior energy, magma melting and cooling

small pieces of rock that are parts of  bigger rocks

• sample
• sediment
• weathering
• matter

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

How are igneous rocks formed?

• sun's energy and weathering process
• Earth's interior energy, magma and cooling