Rocks
Geologist that studies rocks.
Who is a petrologist?
What is the process of wind and water that breaks down rock into particles or sediment and moves it?
What is erosion
The study of rocks.
What is petrology?
Minerals are the building blocks of?
Rock
Often called basement rocks
What are igneous rocks?
What is a rock that is created by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
What is the process where layers of sediment are joined and packed together?
cementation, compaction
What is a rock that is formed from volcanic magma?
What are igneous rocks?
What is the igneous rock that is formed outside the volcano--more quickly?
What is extrusive
Intrusive igneous rocks are normally __________grained.
What is course?
___________is a type of rock that is often light enough to float in water.
What is pumice?
What is transportation and deposition
___________are fragments of rocks that fuse together to form a larger rock.
What are clasts?
Which rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Sedimentary
What during the 1st 3 days of creation?
Extrusive igneous rocks are normal ________grained.
What is fine?
An example of a sedimentary structure.
What is the Washington National Cathedral?
Type of rock that is so smooth and shiny that it is called volcanic glass.
What is obsidian?
The individual rock particles, crystals, and sometimes fossils that combine to give a rock its texture are known as ____________.
What are grains?
Limestone that has gone through metamorphosis is this.
What is marble?
________________metamorphic rocks contain crystals in bands or parallel layers.
What is foliated?
A __________ is a mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another like water and sand.
What is a solution?
Rocks formed from minerals precipitated from water are ____________.
What are nonclastic sedimentary rocks?
Examples of clastic sedimentary rocks.
What is shale, sandstone, conglomerate, and breccia?
In old-earth version of the rock cycle, most rocks will eventually do this.
What is return to mantle and melt?