Igneous
Magma that has reached the earth’s surface
What is lava?
To turn into stone
What is lithification?
Change in structure and mineral composition of a rock
What is metamorphism?
Melted rock beneath the earth’s surface
What is magma?
All igneous rocks form from this
What is magma?
Small pieces of earth stacked on top of each other
What is strata?
The three grades of metamorphism
What are Low, High, Intermediate?
The three types of rock
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
Magma is composed of these materials
What are melted rock, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and rock crystals?
Crystals interlock and connect the sediment grains
What is cementation?
Caused by mechanical forces and direct pressure
What is Dynamic Metamorphism?
Four uses for rock
What are building materials, weapons, tools, fossil fuels?
Two examples of mafic rock
What are Gabbro and basalt?
The three ways igneous rocks are classified by texture.
What are size, shape, arrangement and distribution of minerals?
The four ways sedimentary rocks can form
What are Water, Acid, Sun, Carriers?
Rock that is formed by pressure applied from opposite sides. Develops perpendicular to pressure.
What is foliated rock?
Rock that is light color and lightweight with low melting points.
What is felsic rock?
The four basic textures of igneous rock
What are Fine-grained, Coarse-grained, Glassy, Porphyritic?
The five sediments that can make up sedimentary rocks
What are Minerals, Rock fragments, Shells, Leaves, Organic remains
Durable rock with ability to transmit light
What is non-foliated rock?
Rock that is dark-colored and heavy with high melting points.
What is mafic rock?