© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle1 The Rock Cycle
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle2 Q1. What do we call the collection of processes which shape the surface of the Earth?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle3 A1. The Rock Cycle
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle4 Q2. Which rock type is formed from the cooling of molten rock (magma)?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle5 A2. Igneous
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle6 Q3. Which rock type is formed by the deposition of small particles of eroded rock?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle7 A3. Sedimentary
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle8 Q4. Which rock type is formed by the action of heat and/or pressure on an existing rock?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle9 A4. Metamorphic
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle10 Q5. What do we call molten (liquid) rock, beneath the earth's surface ?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle11 A5. Magma
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle12 Q6. What do we call molten (liquid) rock, flowing over the earth's surface?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle13 A6. Lava
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle14 Q7. From where does lava usually flow?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle15 A7. A volcano
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle16 Q8. What do we call it when a volcano becomes active, spewing out material?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle17 A8. An eruption
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle18 Q9. What do we call the fine particles of material thrown into the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle19 A9. Ash
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle20 Q10. What do we call igneous rocks formed from magma beneath the earth's surface?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle21 A10. Intrusive
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle22 Q11. What do we call igneous rocks formed from magma on top of the earth's surface?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle23 A11. Extrusive
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle24 Q12. What do you call it when bare rock appears in a landscape?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle25 A12. Exposure
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle26 Q13. What do you call the movement of rock particles by a river, for example?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle27 A13. Transportation
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle28 Q14. What are formed when tectonic plates push together and raise layers of rock?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle29 A14. Mountains
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle30 Q15. Give a word that means the squashing or squeezing by the weight of rock above?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle31 A15. Compression
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8h – The Rock Cycle32 Well Done! Now check your score