Igneous Rocks
These are rocks that can become metamorphic rocks.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and most metamorphic rocks?
the continuous changing and remaking of rock
What is the rock cycle?
Liquid rocks or minerals may be called _______
What is molten rock?
How sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments
What is weathering and erosion?
What are the two classifications of metamorphic rock?
What are foliated and nonfoliated?
Pieces of solid material deposited on Earth’s surface
What is sediment?
Rock that is found inside a volcano is most likely made from this type of molten rock.
What is magma?
Chemical sedimentary rocks form when _______ crystallize directly from water.
What are minerals?
Foliated rocks are distinguished by_______
What are layers?
Produced when high temperature and pressure affect large areas of Earth’s surface
Regional metamorphism
Sediment particles that have worn surfaces and rounded corners
What is clastic sediment?
Type of sediment made up of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering
What is clastic?
When lava cools at Earth’s surface, _______ igneous rocks are formed.
What is extrusive?
Which of the following is not a location in which sedimentary rocks are typically found?
-mid-ocean ridge -river
-desert -Valley
What is mid-ocean ridge?
What type of metamorphism is using magma to turn existing rock into metamorphic rock?
What is contact metamorphism?
This is how rocks on the surface get pushed into the Earth's core.
What is pressure?
Sedimentary Rocks that contain parts of animal or plant remains
Biochemical rocks