Sedimentary Rocks
What are the layers in sedimentary rocks called?
What is strata?
If a metamorphic rock does not have layers, it is called
What is non-foliated?
What is molten rock that has cooled INSIDE the earth called?
What is intrusive igneous rock?
What is the easiest property to identify a mineral by?
What is color?
A model in the shape of a living thing or its remains is called
What is a cast?
What are rocks made up of?
What are minerals?
What are the layers in metamorphic rocks called?
What are foliations?
What are the processes that create igneous rock?
What are melting and cooling?
The color a minerals has when crushed into powder is called its
What is streak?
A space in a rock that has the shape of a living thing that once occupied that space is called
What is a mold?
What are the first two processes involved in creating a sedimentary rock?
What are weathering and erosion?
What process would a metamorphic rock need to go through to become an igneous rock?
What is melting and cooling?
What is rock that has cooled on the SURFACE of the earth called?
What is extrusive igneous rock?
The tendency for a mineral to break along a jagged edge is called
What is fracture?
Any impression or other preserved sign of life is called
What is a trace fossil?
What process must a sedimentary rock go through to change into a metamorphic rock?
What are heat and pressure?
To create a metamorphic rock, what processes are needed?
What are heat and pressure?
This type of igneous rock has fine grains that make it appear glassy.
What is obsidian?
What is the system that we use to test a mineral's hardness called?
What is Moh's Hardness Scale?
When minerals replace the bone, shell, or other hard parts of an organism, it makes what type of fossil?
What is a petrified fossil?
What are the last two processes to create a sedimentary rock?
What are compaction and cementation?
If a metamorphic rock has layers, it is called
What is foliated?
Molten rock that flows INSIDE the earth is called
What is magma.
Solid, inorganic (never-living) substances that have a crystal structure and form naturally are called
What are minerals?
When tree sap hardens and traps both the hard and soft parts of living things, it is called what?
What is amber?