how rocks form - ms. mitchell 7 gold science
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How Rocks Form 2-Igneous Rocks
3-Sedimentary Rocks
5-Metamorphic Rocks
6-The rock cycle
Inside Earth text Chapter 5 Sections:
Formed when magma or lava hardens
Basalt Granite
Intrusive Extrusive
Inside Earth Outside Earth
example: granite example: basalt
2. Sedimentary - (examples:
sandstone, limestone, conglomerate,
breccia)
Sandstone
Limestone
Conglomerate
Breccia
Sedimentary Rocks Form in Four Steps
1.Erosion -water/wind/ice loosens and
carries away sediment (pieces
of other rocks or remains of
plants and animals
2.Deposition sediment settles out of the
water/wind/ice carrying it
(it is deposited)
3.Compaction -layers of sediment build up
-layers on the bottom get pressed
together (compacted)
-some of the minerals in the sediment
dissolve in the water around the
sediment
4.Cementation -the dissolved minerals
between the pieces of sediment
harden, gluing (or cementing)
the sediment together
Sedimentary Rock Formation Sedimentary rocks form through the deposition, compaction, and
cementation of sediments. A. Water or wind deposits sediment. B. The heavy sediments press
down on the layers beneath. C. Dissolved minerals flow between the particles and cement them
together.
Relating Cause and Effect What conditions are necessary for sedimentary rock to form?
Formed when igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks
are changed due to extreme heat and/or pressure (usually deep
underground)
Schist
Slate
Marble
Gneiss
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