Earth's Building Blocks

Rocks are _________?

• hard things found on the ground

• solid, nonliving substances called minerals

• solid, nonliving substances called stones

The size, shape, and sorting of mineral grains in rocks are called?

• minerals

• landscape

• texture

Click the three types of rocks discussed in Chapter 6.

• igneous

• stone

• sedimentary

• sculptures

• metamorphic

What is the rock cycle?

• the continuous process of volcanoes erupting

• rocks are created, destroyed, and recreated

• making rocks smooth and shiny

Metamorphic rocks form when?

• Rocks are exposed to extreme heat and pressure.

• Rocks are packed together.

• Rocks are made into glass.

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Rocks are exposed to heat and pressure.

• They are formed when magma cools and hardens.

• They are formed when rocks are pushed together.

Understanding how rocks change helps geologist understand what?

• How rocks changed the way we live.

• How rocks help people create things.

• How Earth has changed over time.

Any process or force that moves sediments to new locations are called?

• erosion

• erupt

• elder

• evidence

A type of of sedimentary rock that often has many fossils and shells of tiny ocean creatures is called?

• mineral

• limestone

• erosion

To break down into smaller pieces is called?

• weathering

• rock cycle

• magma