General Science

• Types/kinds of rocks


  • Igneous rocks
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous rocks


  Formed from hardened magma and lava
• Igneous rocks


  • Rhyolite
  • Granite
  • Basalt
• Sedimentary rocks


  Form from deposited fragments or particles of other rocks that have been weathered and eroded
• Sedimentary rocks


  • Limestone
  • Conglomerate
  • Dolomite
  • Shale
• Metamorphic rocks


  Rocks that have undergone changes due to heat and pressure
• Metamorphic rocks


  • Marble (from limestone)
  • Slate (from shale)
• Rocks are made up of minerals which are either elements or compounds
• Weathering


  All processes which combine to cause the disintegration and chemical alteration of rocks at or near the earth's surface
• Erosion


  Includes all the processes of loosening, removal, and transportation which tend to wear away the earth's surface
• Lithification


  The conversion of unconsolidated sediment into solid rock
• Meteorology


  The study of the earth's atmosphere, weather and climate
• Weather


  The daily condition of the earth's atmosphere
• Climate


  The general conditions of temperature and precipitation in a large area over a long period of time
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