A | B |
Uplift | Push up |
Compact | Press together |
Magma | Heat and pressure melt rocks to form _______. |
Millions | Scientists believe that rocks have been on or in the earth for _____ of years. |
Rock cycle | The process by which old rock material changes to make new rocks. |
Forces | Outside _____ affect rocks as they move through the rock cycle. |
Cement | Bond to form natural glue |
Rock | A solid, natural object made from one or more minerals |
Form | Rocks can change in appearance and _____. |
Solid | Rocks are _____, natural objects. |
Minerals | A rock is made from one or more _____. |
Old | The rock cycle is the process by which _____ rock material changes to make new rocks. |
Surface | Rocks move to the earth's _____ when areas of crust uplift. |
Hardens | Rock material settles into layers and begins to compact until it _____. |
Weathering | Rocks on the surface change with _____ and erosion. |
What determines a rock's path through the rock cycle? | A rock's path depends on its location and the outside forces working to change it. |
What do heat and pressure do to rocks deep in the earth's surface? | Heat and pressure melt rocks to form magma. |
What happens to rocks that move to the earth's surface? | The rocks break down and move to form new rock. |