Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet.
What is a Rock?
100
The Latin word "ignis" means this.
What is Fire?
100
The latin word "sendimentum" means this.
What is "settling"?
100
Metamorphic rocks form when exisiting rocks are changed by these.
What is heat and pressure?
100
A metamorphic rock that does not have a banded texture.
What is Nonfoiliated?
200
Molten material that forms deep beneath the Earth's surface.
What is Magma?
200
Rocks that form when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
What is Intrusive igneous rock?
200
It involves weathering and the removal of rock.
What is Erosion?
200
A very appropriate name for the process because it means to change forms.
What is Metamorphism?
200
Rock that has a layered or banded appearance.
What is foiliated metamorphic rock?
300
Magma that reaches the surface.
What is Lava?
300
When lava hardens, the rocks that form onto the surface.
What are Extrusive Igneous rock?
300
The process when an agent of erosion loses energy and drops the sediments.
What is Deposition?
300
Most metamorphism occurs in one of two settings, name one.
What is Contact metamorphism or Regional metamorphism?
300
Under extreme pressure and temperature conditions sedimentary rock will change into this.
What is Metamorphic rock?
400
A process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken down by water, air, and living things that produce sediment.
What is Weathering?
400
Two characteristics used to classify igneous rock.
What is texture and composition?
400
The process that squeezes, or compacts, sediments.
What is Compaction?
400
This results in large-scale deformation and high-grade metamorphism.
What is Regional metamorphism?
400
Where the energy that drives Earth's rock cycle comes from.
What is heat from Earth's interior?
500
The three (3) major types of rocks.
What are Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks?
500
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Rocks with very different-size minerals that experience different rates of cooling have this type of texture.
What is Porphyritic texture?
500
The two main groups that sedimentary rocks can be classified according to the way they form.
What is Clastic and Chemical sedimentary rocks?
500
The agents of metamorphism.
What are heat, pressure and hydrothermal solutions?
500
Chemical compostion of rocks composed almost entirely of dark silicate minerals.