Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Rock Classification
Rock Formation
100
the process that pushes rocks to the surface
What is uplift
100
the 3 ways that form metamorphic rocks
What is pressure, temperature, and chemical fluids
100
The three types of sedimentary rocks
What are clastic, chemical, and biochemical rocks
100
the parent rock of gneiss
What is granite
100
The three main types of rocks
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
200
rock that forms when lava cools too quickly and crystals are not visible
What is volcanic glass
200
a type of metamorphic rock that is foliated
What is slate, phyllite, schist, or, gneiss
200
the process that does not happen on earth's surface, choose the one that does not fit: weathering, erosion, melting, or cementation
What is melting
200
the crystals in extrusive rocks are......
What is microscopic
200
when molten rock cools and crystalizes it forms a .... rock
What is an igneous rock
300
what are the 2 types of igneous rocks
What is intrusive and extrusive
300
the definition of plastic deformation
What is permanent change in shape by bending and folding
300
coal is a ....... rock
What is biochemical
300
a rock is..........................................
a mixture of mierals and grains
300
the rock that forms in layers
What are metamorphic rocks
400
the difference between magma and lavs
What is magma=underground, lava=surface
400
pressuse is measured in.........
What is kilobars
400
the difference between breccia and conglomerate rocks
What is breccia=square fragments, conglomerate= oval fragments
400
name the common textures in igneous rocks (there are 4)
What is glass, larger and smaller crystals, and holes
400
a rock that will fizz in acid
What is limestone
500
a type of rock that forms when gas escapes the rock and many holes are left
What is pumice
500
is quartzite foliated or non foliated and tell why
What is nonfoliated, the grains are in random interlocking textures. they hace blocky crystals
500
the definition of biochemical rocks
What is rocks that have crystalized with the remains of organisms
500
name a chemical rock made an ancient sea bed
What is rock salt
500
when rocks build on top of each other ..... forms
What is compaction
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