IGNEOUS
These rocks are formed when liquid rock _________ .
What is COOLS?
The word used to describe rocks broken down into tiny pieces.
What is SEDIMENT?
These rocks are formed by applying ________ and _________ to existing rocks.
What are HEAT and PRESSURE?
Extrusive felsic rock, light in color, forms through rapid cooling often leaving visible vesicles (bubble) will float in water
What is PUMICE?
True of False - The Rock Cycle has no beginning and no end.
What is TRUE?
LAVA and EXTRUSIVE rock can be found here.
What is OUTSIDE a volcano, ABOVE ground?
We can recognize that this rock is formed on the surface because it may contain __________ .
What are FOSSILS?
The word metamorphic comes from two Latin words meaning ________ and _________ .
What are CHANGE and FORM?
Extrusive mafic rock, dark in color, forms when molten rock material cools rapidly; volcanic glass
What is OBSIDIAN?
Rocks are first classified by "___ ____ ___ ______ ."
What is HOW THEY ARE FORMED?
MAGMA generally creates an INTRUSIVE rock that has crystals of a ________ size.
What is LARGER?
Rocks made of rocks are the ________ type.
What is CLASTIC?
Appears when minerals ALIGN based upon the direction of the stress.
What is FOLIATION?
Organic rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite); forms in marine waters and often has fossils
What is LIMESTONE?
Fancy words for "Break It, Take It, Drop It"
What is WEATHERING, EROSION, DEPOSITION
The root word here is the Latin word for ______ .
What is FIRE?
Coal is a rock that can be used for energy. We may call it a _________ fuel.
What is FOSSIL?
A rocks "metamorphic grade" helps us understand the amount of ___________ it has undergone.
What is CHANGE?
Chemical rock whose primary mineral is halite; forms when water evaporates and leaves dissolved minerals behind
What is ROCK SALT?
The fancy word for "gas bubbles in rock"
What is VESICLES?
The descriptive word for LIGHT colored rocks rich in Silicon (Si) and Aluminum (Al).
One way to identify/classifiy these rocks is by their ________ size.
What is GRAIN?
Foliated rock, medium to coarse grained, minerals are segregated into visible bands
What is GNEISS?
About _____ rock forming minerals make up Earth's crust. (a number)
What is TWENTY?