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A type of rock that forms deep within the Earth when magma solidifies
What is igneous?
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The layering that occurs in sedimentary rock is calle
What is stratification?
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As coral die, their skeletons accumulate on the ocean floor and are compacted and cemented into
What is fossiliferous (organic) limestone?
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Granite is coarse-grained and generally contains light-colored minerals. It is an example of
What is Felsic igneous rock?
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When magma or lava cools down enough, it solidifies to form
What is igneous rock?
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Individual mineral grains in sandstone hold together because they have
What is cemented?
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An igneous rock with coarse-grained texture forms when
What is magma cools very slowly?
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Generally, the composition of dark-colored igneous rock is
What is mafic?
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Of the the following, which is a foliated metamorphic rock: sandstone, gneiss, shale, basalt
What is gneiss?
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The sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains of a rock determine the rock's
What is texture?
300
Chemical sedimentary rocks form when
What is minerals crystallize from a solution?
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Which of the following causes the breakdown of rock: stratification, cementing, weathering, extrusion.
What is weathering?
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Fine-grained, medium-grained and coarse-grained are descriptions of a rock's
What is texture?
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Of the following which is an example of clastic sedimentary rock: obsidian, sandstone, gneiss, marble
What is sandstone?
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When flowing water transports and deposits sediments, the sediments dry in
What is strata?
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A type of rock that forms under high temperature and pressure, but is not exposed to enough heat to melt the rock
What is metamorphic?
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At temperatures higher than 1,000 degrees Celsius, most rock will
What is melt?
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Marble is an example of this type of rock
What is non-foliated metamorphic?
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The weathering and wearing away of rock is
What is erosion?
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After they are deposited, sediments, such as sand are turned into sedimentary when when they are compacted and
What is cemented?
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Contact metamorphism occurs where
What is next to magma?
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Of the following which is not part of the rock cycle: metamorphism, solidification, erosion, chiseling
What is chiseling?
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