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An Austrian naturalist and scientist that contributed to the development of the rock cycle.
Who is James Hutton
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The process of rock pieces being moved.
What is erosion.
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The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering.
100
Minerals are building blocks to ...
What are rocks.
100
Molten substance below the earth's surface.
What is magma.
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A rock formed due to weathering, erosion, cementation, or compaction.
What is a sedimentary rock.
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An igneous rock that is dark colored.
What is basaltic.
200
The term for parallel layers in a metamorphic rock.
What is foliated.
200
A category of sedimentary rock formed from remains of living creatures.
What is organic.
200
An igneous rock with large crystals would be classified as...
What is intrusive.
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A rock formed when exposed to intense heat and pressure.
What is a metamorphic rock.
300
A solid that contains a mixture of minerals, sediments, organic matter or other natural materials.
What is a rock.
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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.
What is a mineral.
300
Loose materials, like rock fragments & fossils that can be moved by wind, water, ice or gravity.
What is sediment.
300
A rock that cooled above the earth's surface is called...
What is extrusive.
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A rock formed when magma or lava cools.
What is an igneous rock.
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A type of magma that is light colored and silica-rich.
What is granitic.
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The temperature range that rocks melt in.
What is 600-1300 degrees Celsius.
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T/F The rock cycle follows a set path and sequence.
What is FALSE.
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T/F Igneous rocks are the most common rocks on Earth.
What is TRUE.
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A basaltic rock is rich in which 2 elements?
What is iron and magnesium.
500
Two ways that weathering can happen.
What is chemical and physical.
500
T/F Matter is neither created nor destroyed with the rock cycle.
What is True.
500
What type of rock is granite?
What is granitic, intrusive, igneous rock.
500
What type of rock is Obsidian?
What is granitic, extrusive, igneous rock with glassy texture due to quick cooling.
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