The Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rocks
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a mixture of minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other natural materials clumped together
What is a rock?
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formation when magma cools and hardens
What is an Igneous Rock?
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rocks that change because of changes in temperature and pressure or the presence of hot, watery fluids
What are Metamorphic Rocks?
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formed when sediments are pressed and cemented together, or when minerals form from solutions
What are Sedimentary Rocks?
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fragments, and materials that make up sedimentary rocks
What are sediments?
200
when and how rocks change over time
What is The Rock Cycle?
200
rocks that form under the ground when magma cools and hardens
What are Intrusive Igneous Rocks?
200
when temperature and pressure are applied shale turns to
What is slate?
200
made from broken fragments of other rocks
What are Detrital Sedimentary Rocks?
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when pressure from upper layers pushes down on lower layers
What is compaction?
300
change of sediments due to wind, rain, or ice
What is weathering and erosion?
300
a form of igneous rocks that cools so quickly that few or no mineral grains are formed
What is volcanic glass?
300
when temperature and pressure are applied slate can change to
What is phyllite?
300
formed when dissolved minerals come out of solution and are cemented together
What are Chemical Sedimentary Rocks?
300
when sediments are exposed to extreme heat and liquids ______ occurs
What is melting?
400
the man who first recognized the rock cycle
Who is James Hutton?
400
formed as lava cools on the surface of the Earth
What is an Extrusive Igneous Rock?
400
metamorphic rocks with parallel layers
What are folliated metamorphic rocks?
400
made from the remains of once-living things
What are Organic Sedimentary Rocks?
400
the sedimentary rock that is made from microscopic shells
What is Chalk?
500
the part of the rock cycle that says, "matter cannot be created or destroyed; just changed to different forms"
What is The Law of Conservation of Matter?
500
the three classifications of Igneous Rock
What are Basaltic Rocks, Granitic Rocks, and Andesitic?
500
metamorphic rocks that have no visible layers, but are put together like jigsaw puzzles
What are nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
500
the common rock that is made from once living plants
What is coal?
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the two sedimentary rock types that are made of gravel
What are conglomerate and breccia?
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