Strickland's Super Science Review

Match it! Select the correct answer from the pull down...Good luck!

Rocks are classified (put into groups) by:

A type of rock that forms deep within the earth when magma SOLIDIFIES (cools and hardens) is:

When bits of shell, sand, and other particles fall to the ocean floor and are cemented together.. what kind of rock is formed?

What type of rock can change into a metamorphic rock?

When the rock shale is exposed to heat and pressure it becomes slate. What kind of rock is slate?

Which of the following is NOT part of the rock cycle?

When rocks undergo weathering, they become___________

Metamorphic rock is affected by heat and pressure. The heat comes from the earth's mantle.. where does the pressure come from?