Igneous
The two types of igneous rocks.
What are extrusive and intrusive rocks?
Small rocks, fragments, and organic remains that have been moved by wind, water, etc. are called this.
What is sediment?
Metamorphic rocks are formed by these 2 things.
What is heat and pressure?
Clastic, organic, and chemical are subtypes of this type of rock.
What are sedimentary rocks?
What is change?
This type of rock is a good abrasive for cleaning and polishing.
Sedimentary rocks are the result of these processes.
HINT: There is an acronym for these.
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation? (WEDCC)
The two types of metamorphic rocks.
What are foliated and non-foliated?
What are intrusive igneous rocks?
This is a continuous process that changes rock from one kind to another.
What are vesicles?
Sedimentary rocks usually consist of layers and are also sometimes called by another name.
What are stratified rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are mainly found here.
What is underground?
Chemical limestones contain at least this much calcite.
What is 50% calcite?
The 3 ways to classify rocks.
What is color, texture, and mineral composition?
Texture in igneous rocks depends on these 2 things.
What are the size and shape of mineral crystals?
When looking at layers in sedimentary rock, the oldest rock is found here.
What is the bottom?
Metamorphic rocks can be formed from these types of rocks.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
A rock from which a metamorphic rock comes from is called this.
What is a parent rock?
This rock is also known as the Ms. Koppert rock.
What is gneiss?