Rock Classification
Metamorphic Rock
The Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
100
Particles of sand and tiny bits of Earth are compacted or cemented to make rocks
What are sediments?
100
Rocks that go through changes are formed from other types of rocks what is the changes called?
What is metamorphism?
100
Erosion and weathering cause existing rock to break down into small pieces of this to be transported and deposited elsewhere.
What is Sediment?
100
Layers of sedimentary rock that form from the deposition of sediment are visible on the side of mountains.
What is road cut ?
100
The word Igneous comes from this Latin word.
What is fire?
200
The corla reef and coal are examples of
What is organic sedimentary rock?
200
Metamorphism can occurs when near by magma touches the rock
What is direct contact?
200
The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts.
What is Magma?
200
The layering of sedimentary rock.
What is stratafication?
200
When magma cools beneath the Earth's surface, the resulting rock is called this.
What is Intrusive?
300
Metamorphaism that occurs due to pressure of a landform.
What is regional metamorphism?
300
Grains and sediment are pressed and cemented together to form this type of rock.
What is Sedimentary Rock?
300
This type of sedimentary rock forms from solutions of minerals and water.
What is Chemical Sedimentary Rock?
300
When lava erupts from a volcano and cools on the earth's surface, this type of igneous rock is formed.
What is Extrusive?
400
Smooth glassy ingenous rocks are a result of magma that
What is "cools quickly"?
400
Metamorphic rocks which have lines or bands formed are
What is foliated?
400
When intense heat and pressure "cooks" and squeezes the sedimentary rock, changing it into this type of rock.
What is Metamorphic Rock?
400
This type of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of animals that once lived in the ocean.
What is Organic Sedimentary Rock?
400
Light-weight and light colored igneous rocks are called this.
What is Felsic?
500
I am a shiny black rock.
What is obsedian?
500
Non-foliated rocks are composed of few minerals. They are not in layers but change by
What is re-crystallization?
500
When magma cools and solidifies, it becomes this type of rock.
What is Igneous Rock?
500
This type of sedimentary rock forms from fragments of other rocks and minerals.
What is Clastic Sedimentary Rock?
500
Darker and more dense igneous rocks are called this.
What is Mafic?
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