Classifying Rocks/Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Rocky Movement
100
Geologists classify rocks into 3 major groups
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
100
Igneous rock that formed from magma and cooled very slowly UNDERNEATH the earth's surface is called ________.
intrusive rock
100
These small pieces or particles make up sedimentary rock. They can be other rocks or plant and animal organisms
sediments
100
This is how metamorphic rocks are created.
extreme heat and pressure
100
When magma or lava cools and crystallizes _____________ rock is formed
igneous rock
200
The type of rock that forms from magma or lava cooling
igneous rock
200
This type of rock is formed from lava ON the earth's surface.
extrusive rock
200
This type of rock often has fossils imbedded in it
limestone
200
These types of rocks can become metamorphic rocks
igneous, sedimentary and other metamorphic rocks
200
Igneous rock breaks into sediment by a processes called ______________
weathering
300
These rocks are made up of pieces of older rock, sand, minerals, and fossils
sedimentary rocks
300
The way to classify the different types of rock
How it's formed
300
You've settled deep into the ocean as a sedimentary rock. The waves break you down into sediment. Over time you get compressed back into a sedimentary rock. Then you sink deeper into the earth and experience extreme heat the pressure. You are now a ____________ rock.
metamorphic rock
300
After limestone is transformed into a metamorphic rock, it becomes.
marble
300
When rain washes soil away from a hillside
erosion
400
One way to test minerals invented by Mohs.
the Mohs hardness scale
400
This type of igneous rock is black with a glassy texture. 
obsidian
400
Formed by the accumulation of dead plant matter or animal remains being cemented together.
Sedimentary Rocks
400
Where metamorphic rocks are formed
deep inside the earth
400
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean is an example of this process
deposition
500
These are the 5 ways to tell if something is a mineral.
Naturally occurring, from non-living things, solid, made of specific elements, has atoms arranged in a specific way
500
This extrusive igneous rock can float in water, and some people use it to clean their feet. It has many air bubbles.
pumice
500
Charlie observed a rock that he found at the beach. He concluded that the rock was sedimentary. How could he be sure?
by the layers within the rock
500
What does metamorphic mean?
to change form
500
Name at least 2 landforms found in Patagonia
Mountains, plains, plateaus, glaciers