Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Minerals
Related Facts
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change
What does the word metamorphic mean?
100
fire
What does igneous mean?
100
rivers, oceans, lakes near water
Where are sedimentary rocks formed?
100
geometric
What type of shape do the crystals of a mineral have?
100
geology
What is the study of the Earth and rocks called?
200
heat and pressure
What causes rocks to become metamorphic rocks?
200
lava , magma
What are igneous rocks formed from?
200
fossils and organic matter
What is found in sedimentary rocks but not other rocks?
200
pure substance
What are minerals made of?
200
crust mantle (inner/outer) core
Name the layers of the Earth.
300
crystals bands wavy folds
Name one characteristic of a metamorphic rock.
300
gneiss
What rock does granite turn into after heat and pressure occurs?
300
grainy layers fossils soft organic matter
Name a characteristic of a sedimentary rock.
300
calcite, sulfur, graphite, feldspar, quartz, etc.
Name three minerals.
300
minerals
Where do rocks get their color from?
400
marble gneiss slate schist
Name three metamorphic rocks.
400
obsidian basalt pumice granite
Name three igneous rocks.
400
sandstone limestone conglomerate shale
Name three sedimentary rocks.
400
any test preformed in class light, streak, smell, luster, hardness
Name three field tests geologist preform?
400
erosion
What is the movement of soil, sediments and rock fragments called?
500
Limestone
What rock turns to marble after it under goes heat and pressure?
500
intrusive is formed inside the Earth beneath the crust extrusive is formed on the surface of the Earth
What is the difference between an intrusive rock and an extrusive rock?
500
slate
What type of rock does shale become after heat and pressure have occurred?
500
diamond talc
Name the hardest mineral and the softest mineral.
500
ice snow plants wind
Name three ways rocks are weathered.
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