Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle and Coral Reefs
Classifying
100
what is an intrusive rock
What is a rock formed from magma underneath the surface?
100
what is compaction
What is theprocess that presses sediments together?
100
What are foliated and nonfoliated rocks
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks?
100
What is a jellyfish
What is the relative of a coral animal?
100
What is mineral composition, color, and texture
How do geologists classiy rocks?
200
what are tools and building materials
What are igneous rocks used for?
200
What is erosion
What is running water, wind, or ice carrying rock fragments?
200
What is heat and pressure deep beneath the Earth's surface
What conditions change rocks into metamorphic rocks?
200
What is tropical with warm, shallow water
What is the weather condition in which coral reefs live?
200
What is grain size, grain shape, and grain pattern
What categorys do geologists use to classify texture?
300
what is origin, color, texture, and mineral composition
What is an igneous rock classifyed by?
300
What is an organic rock
What is a rock formed when the remains of plants and animals are deposited into thick layers?
300
What is building and sculpture
What are the most common uses for metamorphic rocks
300
What are igneous rocks
What rock forms when ocean plates move apart and magma comes out?
300
What are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks
What are the three major rock groups?
400
what is an intrusive, igneous rock
What type of rock is pegmatite?
400
what is coal
What is a rock formed from swamp plants?
400
What are thin layers
How do foliated rocks come apart?
400
What are plate techtonics
What causes the rock cycle?
400
What is flint
What is one rock that has no visible grain?
500
what is hard, dense, and durable
What qualities makes an igneous rock useful?
500
what is breccia
What is a rock made up of sharp edged rock fragments?
500
What is marble and slate
What are the two most commonly used metamorphic rocks?
500
What is calcium
What is the element that coral animals absorb from ocean water?
500
How do the grains in a rock form patterns that are banded or nonbanded
What is grain pattern?
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