Key terms
metamorphic rocks
coral reefs
sedimentary rocks
igneus rocks
100
the minerals in a rock that make up the texture of the rock
What is grains
100
building materials and sculptures
What is the main uses of metamorphic rocks
100
tiny relative of jellyfish that build a coral reef
What is a coral animal
100
small solid peices of material carryed by erosion
What is sediment
100
texture composition origin and color
how are igneus rocks classified
200
term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parrellel layers or bands
What is foliated
200
heat and pressure deep below the earths surface
how do metamorphic rocks form
200
when coral animals die the coral builds on there skelatons
how do coral animals build a coral reef
200
water wind or ice that carrys sediment
What is erosion
200
lava hardening
how are igneus rocks formed
300
a cycle that builds, destroys and changes the earths surface
What is rock cycle
300
the arrangement of the grains
What characteristics do scientist use to classify metamorphic rocks
300
algea
What do coral animals help
300
the process where sediment is let go by erosion
What is deposition
300
a dark dense rock with fine texture
What is basalt
400
rocks that are formed by heat and pressure deepbelow the earths surface
What is metamorphic rocks
400
foliated & non-foliated
What are the 2 types of metamorphic rock
400
warm and shallow water
What conditions does it take for a coral reef survive.
400
the process where sediment presses together
What is compaction
400
light colored rock found in crust
What is granite
500
igneus rock that forms from lava on earths surface
What is extrusive
500
in the mantle below the earths surface
where are metamorphic rocks formed?
500
how plate motions changed earths surface
What does limestone deposits tell us
500
the process where sediment is glued together
What is cementation
500
igneus rocks that are made by magma below the earths surface
What is intrusive
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