Rocks Webquest Jon http librarythinkquestorgJ002289acthtm Types of Rocks Igneous Rock Metamorphic Rock Sedimentary Rock Igneous Rock The oldest type of all rocks is the igneous rock The ID: 656298
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Do the What You Know Quiz at the top of pageRocks Webquest
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Types of RocksIgneous RockMetamorphic Rock
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Igneous RockThe oldest type of all rocks is the igneous rock. The word "igneous" comes from a Greek word for fire. Deep inside the earth, the temperature is very high and the minerals there are in liquid form called magma. As the magma pushes towards the earth's surface, it starts to cool and turns into solid igneous rock.
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Sedimentary RockThe earth's surface is constantly being eroded. This means that rocks are broken up into smaller pieces by weathering agents such as wind, water, and ice. These small pieces of rock turn into pebbles, gravel, sand, and clay. They tumble down rivers and streams. These pieces settle in a new place and begin to pile up and the sediments form flat layers.
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Metamorphic RockMetamorphic rocks form deep in the earth where high temperature, great pressure, and chemical reactions cause one type of rock to change into another type of rock. Metamorphic rocks begin to form at 12-16 kilometers beneath the earth's surface. They begin changing at temperatures of 100 degrees.
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MagmaMagma is molten rock beneath the earth's crust.
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