Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Name of Rock
Grain
100
This is the name for the process that breaks down rocks.
What is erosion?
100
These are the two solutions that create igneous rocks. Must have both answers.
What is magma and lava?
100
You need these two conditions to create a metamorphic rock.
What are heat and pressure?
100
This is the name for a clastic sedimentary rock that forms from particles of sand squeezed and compacted together.
What is sandstone?
100
This is the characteristic that geologists use to classify rocks based on how they look and feel.
What is texture?
200
The is the process of sediment being pushed together into layers.
What is compaction?
200
This is the size of crystals of igneous rocks formed above Earth's surface.
What are small crystals?
200
This is the type of metamorphic rock without any layering or banding.
What is a nonfoliated igneous rock?
200
This is the name of the clastic rock that forms from sharp edged rock fragments that have been compacted and cemented together.
What is breccia?
200
This refers to where and how a rock is formed.
What is a rock's origin?
300
This is the process that causes layers of sediment to be deposited on a lake or ocean bottom.
What is deposition?
300
This is the type of igneous rock formed by lava.
What is an extrusive igneous rock?
300
This is the name of the metamorphic rock that was used to build the Taj Majal.
What is marble?
300
This is the name of the organic rock formed from plants buried in water.
What is coal?
300
If the grains are too small within a rock we state that they have this property.
What is the rock has no visible grains?
400
This is the name for the process that dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment particles together.
What is cementation?
400
This is the name of the rock formed from magma.
What is an intrusive igneous rock?
400
This is the name for the rock type that has banding or layering.
What is foliation?
400
This is the name of the clastic sedimentary rock that forms from tiny particles of clay compacted and cemented together.
What is shale?
400
This is the grain property that describes whether a rock is smooth or rounded to jagged.
What is the rock's grain shape?
500
These are the steps that lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks? (needs to be in the correct steps)
What is erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation?
500
This is the size of the mineral crystals for an intrusive igneous rock.
What are large?
500
This is the type of metamorphic rock that is sometimes used for roofing tiles.
What is slate?
500
This is the type of organic rock that forms from shells of coral, clams, and oysters.
What is limestone?
500
These are the three characteristics that are used to classify rocks.
What are grain, origin and texture?
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