Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Other
100
a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
What is rock?
100
two types of igneous rock
What are intrusive and extrusive igneous rock?
100
layers of rock
What are strata?
100
the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands
What is nonfoliated metamorphic rock?
100
the process by which new rock is formed from old rock material
What is the rock cycle?
200
the process in which water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock
What is weathering?
200
when magma cools quickly, it has this type of texture
What is fine-grained texture?
200
the three ways sedimentary rock are classified
What are clastic, chemical, and organic?
200
the two types of metamorphism
What are contact and regional metamorphism?
200
the chemical makeup of a rock
What is composition?
300
the process by which sediment is removed from its source
What is erosion?
300
dark-colored rocks are _________ (more or less) dense than light-colored rocks
What is more?
300
this type of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of once-living plants and animals
What is organic sedimentary rock?
300
a change in the shape of a rock caused by a force placed on it
What is deformation?
300
rock formed when magma cools and solidifies
What is igneous rock?
400
the process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest
What is deposition?
400
the three ways in which magma is formed
What are when rock is heated, when pressure is released, or when rock changes composition?
400
the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers
What is stratification?
400
When the temperature and pressure of the rocks change, the minerals in the rocks change into minerals that are _______ (more or less) stable?
What is more?
400
the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock's grains
What is texture?
500
the two ways in which rocks are classified
What are by composition and texture?
500
rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface
What is extrusive igneous rock?
500
this type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals crystallize out of a solution
What is chemical sedimentary rock?
500
metamorphism when pressure builds up in rock buried deep below other rock formations or when large pieces of the Earth's crust collide with each other
What is regional metamorphism?
500
the type of rock when the grains of the sediment are compacted and cemented together
What is sedimentary rock?
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