Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month

The Birth of Rocks- Mystery Science Review

Terms in this set (15)

lava
hot, liquid rock
near the ocean
where you are more likely to find volcanoes
The Ring of Fire
groups of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Volcanologists
scientists that study volcanoes
basalt rock
dark colored lava rock
extinct volcano
a volcano that doesn't erupt anymore
felsite rock
pale colored lava rock
cone volcano
taller, big exploding volcano, felsite rock
shield volcano
lower, gentle, calm erupting volcano, basalt rock
thin lava
quick moving lava, felsite
thick lava
slow moving lava, basalt
root-wedging
seed grows in the crack of a rock, grows roots and breaks rock even more
ice-wedging
water freezes in the crack of a rock and breaks rock even more
landslide
rolling rock down a steep hill/mountain caused by rain and loose rocks
rounder rocks
rocks found at the bottom of a mountain, smoothed as tumbled down
THIS SET IS OFTEN IN FOLDERS WITH...