Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics
100
this type of igneous rock is high in feldspar content and usually is light in color.
What is felsic
100
these are the 2 agents of metamorphism
What is heat and pressure
100
A conceptual model of how rocks are formed, transformed, and destroyed
What is the rock cycle
100
Hawaii is an example of?
What is intraplate volcanism
200
This type of weathering is the cracking, crushing, and wearing away of materials
What is physical weathering
200
this type of igneous rock is high in iron content and is dark in color.
What is mafic
200
this type of metamorphism occurs at faults where the temperature is relatively low and the pressure is high
What is dynamic metamorphism
200
Intense heat and pressure turn sedimentary rock into
What is metamorphic rock
200
If the coast of South America has a subduction fault along the Andes Mountains, what 2 types of metamorphism would you expect to find?
What is regional and dynamic
300
this type of grain roundness has the closest proximity to the parent material
What is very angular grains.
300
if a rock has above 85% mafic composition it is called?
What is ultramafic
300
This type of metamorphism occurs adjacent to igneous intrusions.
What is contact metamorphism
300
cooling and crystallization of magma/lava results in what type of rock?
What is igneous rock
300
If a pluton, or igneous intrusion was present in country rock, what type of metamorphic rock would be present?
What is contact metamorphic rock
400
This type of sedimentary rock is made of limestone, peat, lignite, and coal. (Classification)
What is biochemical
400
This type of texture is explained when gas bubbles are trapped in cooling lava.
What is vesicular texture.
400
This type of metamorphic rock exhibits layering and parallel alignment of mineral crystals.
What is foliated metamorphic rock
400
This part of the rock cycle deals with the erosion and weathering of preexisting rock into what?
What is sediment
400
The oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust. It is made of?
What is basalt
500
this type of sedimentary structure forms whenever wind or water currents are present
What is cross-bedding
500
The name of the chart that helps to classify and explain igneous rocks.
What is Bowen's Reaction Series
500
This is a fine grained, metamorphic rock that exhibits no foliation. The parent rock is limestone.
What is marble
500
the process in which compaction and cementation work together to form a sedimentary rock.
What is lithification
500
What are the continental crusts mostly made of?
What is granite
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