Igneous Rock
From "fire"
What is igneous rock?
Type of weathering driven by gravity
Mass wasting
What rock changes to form marble?
Limestone
What type of rock can undergo metamorphic changes?
all types, any rock can
What is the common phase of minerals?
Solids
Intrusive igneous
Which igneous rock has large crystals?
Other than clay, what is the smallest type of sediment?
Silt
Metamorphism due to heat:
Contact metamorphism
This process moves or transports sediments
erosion
What type of metamorphic rock is marble?
non-foliated
What type of rock is granite?
What is instrusive igneous?
Which sediment has sizes from 2-64mm?
pebbles
Regional metamorphism generally occurs at these plate boundaries.
Convergent
What is the main agent of weathering on Mars?
temperature changes
Fossils typically found in these rocks
Sedimentary
What is the "rock that floats"
What is Pumice?
Cemented and compacted sedimentary rock
Clastic
The "parent rock" of Gneiss
Shale
What is the "driving force" of the rock cycle on Earth?
plate tectonics
Non-clastic rocks form where?
ocean
Oceanic floor igneous rock?
What is Basalt?
Evaporites and Precipiates
Chemical sedimentary rock
Minerals aligned in bands or layers due to pressure
Foliated
chemical name for "rock salt"
Halite
Breccia