Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
The Rock Cycle
Random
100
Melted rock within the Earth's surface is called _____.
magma
100
The movement of smaller pieces of rock by water, wind, and ice is called _____.
erosion
100
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called _____.
lava
100
Name each type of rock in the rock cycle.
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
100
The building blocks of rocks are _____.
minerals
200
An igneous rock that cools slowly will have _____ crystals.
large
200
Layers of sediment that build up over millions of years in a process called _____.
sedimentation
200
Metamorphic rock is formed within Earth's crust under intense heat and pressure by a process called _____.
metamorphism
200
The _____ shows the processes by which rocks are formed from one another.
rock cycle
200
The dropping of sediments from wind or water as it slows down in called _____.
deposition
300
Name both types of igneous rock.
extrusive and intrusive
300
Sedimentary rocks that are made up of sediments that were weathered, moved, and deposited in layers.
clastic rocks
300
Foliated metamorphic rocks have layers or bands you can see. True or False.
True
300
Rocks are ______ during the rock cycle.
recycled
300
What can the shape of particles in sedimentary rocks tell you?
how far particles traveled
400
Define and describe an extrusive igneous rock. (Definition and size of crystals)
Extrusive igneous rock forms lava that cools and hardens quickly on the Earth's surface. Small crystals and a fine-grained texture.
400
Sedimentary rocks that are formed from minerals that were dissolved in water, came out of solution, and were deposited.
chemical rocks
400
What two factors cause metamorphism?
heat and pressure
400
Name three out of the five main groups of processes in the rock cycle.
melting cooling and solidification weathering, erosion, and deposition compaction and cementation heat and pressure
400
Chemical sedimentary rocks can be made from _____.
animal shells
500
Where will an igneous rock most likely form?
near a volcano (plate boundary)
500
Formation of sedimentary rock. Name each step in order.
weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation
500
Contact metamorphism occurs when _____.
magma or lava contacts existing rock
500
Name a plate boundary where all three rocks types can be formed and changed.
convergent boundary
500
Limestone is an example of _____.
chemical sedimentary rock
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