Random Rockies
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Coral not Carl
Metamorphic Rocks
100
A series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called ____________________
The rock cycle
100
How would this Igneous Rock cooled... The rock looks smooth and shiny with no visible grain.
Very quickly
100
Chalk is formed from sediments made from the skeletons of microscopic ocean animals. What type of sedimentary rock is chalk?
Organic Rock
100
What forms the structure of a coral reef? Or what are coral reefs made from?
Skeletons of coral animals
100
In order to become a metamorphic rock, ________________ and _____________ need to be applied to other types of rocks.
heat and pressure
200
In the meta-"smore"-fic lab, what part of the Earth did the microwave represent? (Don't say heat)
Mantle
200
Igneous rocks that form when lava erupts onto the surface and cools are called ____________________
Extrusive Rocks
200
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things are called _________________________
Sediment
200
The type of water that coral is found in is usually (almost always) ____________ (temperature) and __________________ (depth).
warm and shallow
200
The texture of a metamorphic rock that has grains arranged into parallel layers is described as _______________________. (Don't use the word banded)
Foliated
300
The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind, or ice is called __________________, an important process in forming sedimentary rocks.
erosion
300
An Igneous rock that has large crystals because it formed from magma would be called _______________________
Intrusive Rock
300
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it is called...
deposition
300
Over time, coral buried by sediments can turn into what type of sedimentary rock?
Limestone
300
Geologist classify metamorphic rocks according to... (A) Color (B) Shape (C) Arrangement of grains (D) Hardness
(C) Arrangement of grains
400
The texture of slate is ______________ grained because the particles can only be seen with a microscope.
Fine
400
When all of the grains in an Igneous rock are easy to see, the rock's grains would be described as ___________________
coarse grained
400
Sedimentary rocks made up of the broken pieces of other rocks would be called ________________________.
Clastic Rocks
400
What sunlight based organism is needed for coral to survive?
algae
400
The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rocks comes from the ____________________.
mantle
500
Particles of minerals called __________________ give a rock its texture. (Think 4.1)
grains
500
In the Igneous Rock lab (sugar, burners, foil pie-plates), what type of Igneous rock did the sugar solution that cooled on top of the ice represent?
Extrusive
500
The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is called ________________________
Cementation
500
Because plate movements have raised ancient sea floors above sea level, where can you find limestone deposits that you wouldn't expect?
On continents... Far away from water.... Texas
500
How would a nonfoliated metamorphic rock split apart?
Not evenly... not in layers
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