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| Question | Answer |
| What are the three types of rock? | Igneous, Sedimentary and metamorphic |
| What does weathering do? | Gradually breaks down the rock |
| What does erosion do? | It erodes the rock. |
| what does transportation do? | it moves the rock to another place. |
| How long does the rock cycle take? | Millions of years. |
| What do volcano erupt? | Lava |
| what are the three types of erosion? | Physical- waves, wind, freezing Biological- weeds, burrowing animals Chemical- acid rain, minerals+water |
| How is igneous rock formed? | from magma from the molten interior of the earth erupts and cools to form volcanic landforms. |
| Example of igneous rock. | Granite or basalt |
| what are rocks on the outside of the earth called? | extensive |
| what is intrusive and extrusive? | Intrusive - small crystals (slow cool) Extrusive - large crystals (fast cool) |
| How is metamorphic rock formed? | they are exposed to a lot of heat or pressure causing them to morph into another. They are usually resistant to weathering. |
| Example of metamorphic rock. | Marble, limestone |
| How are sedimentary rocks formed? | the eroded rocks get crushed and crushed and crushed until they form a rock. |
| examples of sedimentary rock. | Chalk and snadstone |
| what moves tectonic plates? | convection currents |
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