Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle
Vocabulary
100
What are the 3 types of sedimentary rocks What are light colored rocks called what are dark colored rocks called
What are the 3 types of sedimentary rocks
100
intrusive
Magma cools very slowly below the surface is called
100
when rock is heated by magma it undergoes _____ metamorphism
What is contact
100
after erosion carries the sediment to another location what is it called when the sediment is layed down
What is deposition
100
minerals in the rock are described as its...
What is composition
200
what are fossil rocks called
What is organic
200
What is felsic mafic
light colored rocks called dark colored rocks called
200
grains are arranged in planes or bands is called
What is foliated
200
When sediment is removed from its source it is called
What is erosion
200
rocks in layers is called
What is strata
300
marks left on a rock from water are called
What is ripple mark
300
Crystals become larger when magma cools slower what type of texture will this give the rock
What is course grained
300
how do you pronounce this gneiss
What is gneiss
300
After the magma cools what happens to form an igneous rock
What is becomes solid
300
During metamorphism the crystals of these minerals may change in size or composition this is called what
What is recrystallization
400
What are 3 types of texture
What is fine, medium, and coarse grained
400
name 2 places extrusive rocks can form
What is from volcanoes and ocean floor
400
if the temperature and pressure of the new environment is different from the one in which the rock formed this is called
What is metamorphism
400
What process changes rock deep within the earth
What is temperature and pressure
400
what is the process called when rocks are arranged in layers
What is stratification
500
what is the symbol for sodium chloride
What is NaCl
500
the word igneous comes form the latin word that means what
What is fire
500
how are metamorphic rock structures related to deformation
What is deformation cause metamorphic structures such as folds
500
name 4 processes that shape the Earth's surface
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, and uplift
500
naturally occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals is called
What is rock
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