The Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Anything Goes!
100
The Rock Cycle
What is the formation of rocks called?
100
Lava
What is magma that reaches the surface?
100
Temperature
What is one way metamorphic rocks are formed?
100
Sediments
What is loose material such as rock fragments and mineral grains.....?
100
Conglomerate
What is sedimentary rock that is formed with rounded pieces?
200
Sedimentary
What is a rock that is formed from sediments?
200
Intrusive
What are rocks that form below the surface?
200
Foliated
What are rocks that have layers?
200
Detrital
What is sedimentary rock that is made of fragments?
200
Organic sedimentary rock
What is sedimentary rock that is formed from once-living organisms?
300
Igneous
What is a rock that is formed from magma or lava?
300
Extrusive
What are rocks that form above the surface?
300
Nonfoliated
What are rocks that do not have layers?
300
Weathering
What is breaking down of rock into smaller pieces?
300
Chalk
What is an organic sedimentary rock?
400
Metamorphic
What is a rock that is formed from igneous, sedimentary and/or other metamorphic rocks?
400
Basaltic
What are dense, dark-colored igneous rocks? OR What are rocks formed from lava that flows freely (or gentle eruptions)
400
Gneiss
What is a foliated metamorphic rock?
400
Erosion
What is the carrying away of small pieces of broken down rock or sediment?
400
Cementation
What is it called when small pieces stick together?
500
Rock
What is a mixture of minerals, rock fragments and other organic materials?
500
Granitic
What are igneous rocks that are higher in silica? OR What rocks form from lava that had explosive eruptions?
500
An exchange of atoms between minerals
What is a metamorphic rock
500
Breccia
What is sedimentary rock that has sharp angles or edges?
500
Compaction
What is it called when the layers of rock are pressed together?
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