sedimentary rocks
The three types of sedimentary rocks are: chemical, organic and______________/
Clastic
The process by which igneous rock forms is what?
When lava cools
Metamorphic rocks typically have this kind of geometric pattern
stripes
The rock cycle shows what?
How one type of rock can change into another kind of rock
What is erosion?
The wearing away and movement of clasts
This force causes sedimentary rocks to form.
Pressure or by cementing
The 2 types of igneous racks are called what?
intrusive and extrusive
Metamorphic rock can be foliated and what?
non foliated
Igneous plus sedimentary plus what force makes metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
What is coal formed from?
Remains of dead plants
Sedimentary rocks broken into smaller pieces are called what?
Fragments
Intrusive igneous rock is formed where?
inside the Earth
The more the heat and pressure applied to metamorphic rock, what happens?
It becomes harder and denser, it can change to another type of metamorphic rock
In what order do rocks move through the rock cycle?
There is no particular order.
What kind of material makes up intrusive igneous rock?
Magma
Name 3 materials that form sedimentary rock
silt, mud, pebbles, sand
The reason extrusive igneous rock has smaller crystals is because_____________.
It cools on the Earth's surface and therefore cools quickly, leaving no time for the crystals to get bigger.
Regional metamorphic rock show up in what kind of area?
Large area
What kinds of rocks are created when rocks melt into magma?
igneous
What 2 processes cause lithification?
compaction and cementation
Sedimentary plus metamorphic rocks and heat from a volcano form what?
Igneous rock
Igneous rocks with larger crystals form where?
inside the Earth when the magma cools
A metamorphic rock that consists of one type of mineral does not show this.
Foliation
Erosion plus these 2 types of rocks make sedimentary.
Igneous and metamorphic
What does WEDCC stand for?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Cementation