Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Miscellaneous
100
the grain size and the way grains fit together
What is texture
100
Obsidian is what type of igneous rock
What is extrusive
100
broken pieces or fragments are called:
What are clasts?
100
contain parallel layers of flat elongated minerals
What is foliated rocks
100
What type of rock is Halite
What is chemical/Sedimentary
200
The presence of certain minerals in a rock is its....
What is composition
200
This rock has many holes due to gas bubbles during its formation
What is pumice
200
When dissolved minerals crystallize in between sediment grains you have __________
What is cementation
200
The permanent change by bending or folding of rock
What is plastic deformation
200
Give an example of an igneous rock that formed quickly.
What is rhyolite, basalt, andesite, volcanic glass, pumice, or scoria
300
After deposition comes...
What is compaction and cementation
300
Granite is this type of igneous rock...
What is intrusive
300
These rocks from when minerals crystallize out of a solution
What is chemical rocks
300
Gneiss is what type of metamorphic rock
What is foliated
300
angular sediments compacted/cemented together make up...
What is breccia
400
This rock forms from extreme heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
400
Lighter colored rocks have more ________
What is silica
400
Chert is this type of rock
What is biochemical
400
Marble is what type of metamorphic rock
What is nonfoliated
400
When the foliated metamorphic rock made from quartz, feldspar, amphibole, and mica gets holes in it, what do you have...
What is holy Schist
500
When weathering occurs you have...
What is sediment
500
the 3 things that determine the igneous rock type are:
What is environment where it formed, cooling rate, and magma composition
500
Limestone can be ___________ or ______________
What is chemical or biochemical
500
the formation of metamorphic rock bodies that are hundreds of square kilometers in size
What is regional metamorphism
500
During the rock cycle some rocks are exposed due to...
What is erosion or uplift
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