IGNEOUS
SEDIMENTARY
METAMORPHIC
100
This rock forms when hot, melted rock material cools and hardens
What is igneous rock?
100
These include bits of existing rocks, minerals, and organic materials
What are sediments?
100
Metamorphic rocks are grouped according to their textures as
What are banded or nonbanded?
200
This molten rock material that forms deep within Earth is called
What is magma?
200
The binding of sediments
What is cementation?
200
Which type of metamorphism causes the least amount of change in a rock?
What is burial metamorphism?
300
The word "igneous" comes from the Latin word
What is "fire"
300
This sedimentary rock forms when water rich in dissolved minerals evaporates, leaving the minerals behind
What is chemical sedimentary rock?
300
This type of metamorphism occurs when hot magma or lave comes in contact with the rock.
What is contact metamorphism?
400
This is one of the most common rocks formed from magma
What is granite?
400
This type of sedimentary rock forms from remains of plants and animals
What is organic sedimentary rock?
400
These are the three types of metamorphism
What is contact, burial, and regional metamorphism?
500
These types of rocks contain large mineral grains, or crystals when they form from
What is magma
500
Rock gypsum, rock salt, and some kinds of limestone are examples of
What is chemical sedimentary rock?
500
heat and pressure will change metamorphic rocks into
What are igneous rocks?
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