Earth Science Review Game

Front

What is the process by which igneous rocks are formed?

Back

Cooling and crystallizing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

True or False: Glaciers are large pieces of ice, sediments, and compressed snow that can flow like water.

Back

True.

Front

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic Rock.

Front

Where do igneous rocks typically form?

Back

Near volcanoes.

Front

What are the three main types of rocks?

Back

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.

Front

What is sedimentary rock?

Back

Rocks formed by the deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediments.

Front

What is the rock cycle?

Back

The continuous process of rock formation and transformation between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

Front

What is magma?

Back

Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.

Front

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Back

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the movement of those broken materials.