Rocks

Question 1

What is a rock?

Answer 1

Rocks are any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occur naturally on our planet

Question 2

Rock cycle

Answer 2

Interactions among Earth’s water, air, and land can cause rocks to change from one type to another

Question 3

Igneous rock formation

Answer 3

Formed when magma cools and crystallizes beneath the surface or as a result of a volcanic eruption

Question 4

Sedimentary rock formation

Answer 4

Formed when weathered parts of preexisting rocks have been compacted and cemented

Question 5

Metamorphic rock formation

Answer 5

Formed when by the alteration of preexisting rock deep within the Earth by heat and pressure