Vocabulary
Rock Cycle
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
100
Rocks formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers or compacted together and cemented.  
Sedimentary
100
Rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes
Rock Cycle
100

Sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by 

Weathering, erosion and transport deposition
100
This rocks forms when magma or lava cools then hardens
What is Igneous Rock
100
This rock forms due to extreme heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock?
200
Rocks formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed in both mineral, composition and structural characteristics
Metamorphic


200
What are the three basic types of rocks
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
200
Examples of sedimentary rocks are
Limestone and sandstone
200
The size of this depends upon how fast  the magma or lava cools.
What is crystals?
200
What type of rock in the rock cycle can become a metamorphic rock?
What is any type of the three basic rock types?
300
Rocks formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies


Igneous
300
At what point does the rock cycle begin?
The rock cycle can begin at any point
300
Process where the sediments are bound together when a solution fills in around the particles like glue
Cementation
300
What happens when magma cools too quickly? 
What is the formation of small crystals?
300
This metamorphic rock is used for art, building materials such as counter tops and stair cases.
What is marble?
400
The unique combination of solid elements and compounds that make up a mineral
Mineral Composition
400

The processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

a. condensation c. weathering

b. erosion d. compaction


a. condensation
400
Rocks made up primarily of the mineral calcite
Limestone
400
This is a volcanic glass that forms quickly without crystal growth 
What is Obsidian?
400
This metamorphic rock is formed at high temperatures deep within the Earth's crust.
What is gneiss?
500
The process that formed and changed the Earth from its beginning to the present
Earth's Evolution
500

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can ____.

a. provide materials to make other rocks

b. form other rocks

c. be changed by forces at Earth's surface

d. all of the above


D. all of the above
500
Quiet and undisturbed environment will sometimes lead to the formation within the layers of sedimentary deposition called
Fossil formation
500
Examples of Igneous rocks include granite,pumice,basalt,obsidian and....
What is Gabbro?
500
Marble is a metamorphic rock that is formed, from what sedimentary rock?
What is limestone?
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