Miscellaneous
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is magma?
This must happen for igneous rocks to turn back into molten rock
What is melt
This type of igneous rock cools rapidly and typically does not form crystals
What is volcanic Glass
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
What is sediment?
_________ and ____________ turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
Heat and pressure
This is the series or processes that change one type of Rock into another type of Rock
What is the Rock Cycle
This process comes from the pressure that builds with each additional layer of sediment being deposited
What is compaction?
These types of igneous rocks have a low silica content and have a high magnesium and iron content
What is Mafic rocks?
when new materials stick the sediment together?
What is cementation?
This type of metamorphism is typically happens at the boundary of plate tectonics
What is regional Metamorphism
sandstone is an example of what type of rock?
What is sedimentary?
This process breaks downs metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rock to create sediment
What is weathering
Igneous rocks are categorized as _________ or _________, depending on where the molten rock cooled.
What are extrusive and intrusive.
This happens after transportation and erosion sediment is left in a new location
What is deposition
This is the permanent change in a rock due to bending and folding
Crystals need this to form in igneous rocks
What is time?
Where do sedimentary rocks typically form? Near what natural feature?
What is water?
The word igneous is derived from the Latin word ignis, which means this
What is fire
what is biochemical, chemical, and clastic
This event creates metamorphic rocks beneath the surface of the Earth as magma is forced into the crust of the Earth.
What is a magma intrusion