Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
what is and Igneous Rock?
|
Igneous rocks are formed from magma.
|
|
What is a Metamorphic Rock?
|
Metamorphic rocks are formed from other rocks by heat or pressure.
|
|
what is a Sedimentary rock?
|
Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments
|
|
what is the rock cycle?
|
it starts with magma then becomes a Igneous rock weathering and erosion makes it Sedimentary then heat and pressure caused on the Sedimentary rock makes it become a Metamorphic rock.
|
|
what are 3 types of sedimetary rocks?
|
sandstone, Shale and conglomerate.
|
|
What are 3 Igneous rocks?
|
basalt, granite and shist
|
|
what are the four layers of the earth?
|
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
|
|
what are four different ways of erosion?
|
Wind, Wave, Glacier and Running water erosion.
|
|
what are the four layers on soil called?
|
Coarse Sandstone, Conglomerate, Shale and fine grained sandstone.
|
|
what are the layers of the crust?
|
Soil, Borkendown rock and solid rock
|