Rock Cycle
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Miscellaneous
100
Rock on Earth's surface is constantly being broken up by this
What is weathering
100
Two places igneous rocks can form
What is above and below Earth's surface
100
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living thing
What is sediment
100
Change in the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural causes.
What is metamorphism
100
A mineral is a naturally formed solid matter with what structure
What is crystal (crystalline)
200
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind
What is deposition
200
Hot, liquid rocks that erupt from cracks or fissures in the Earth's surface
What is magma
200
Most sedimentary rocks form layers called...
What is srata (sratification)
200
Metamorphic rocks are formed by
What is heat and pressure
200
A rock is a solid mixture of crystals of one or more what?
What is minerals
300
Crystals grow as melted rock ________
What is cools
300
Igneous rocks that form from magma
What is intrusive igneous rocks
300
Sedimentary rocks are classified by these three types
What is clastic, organic, chemical
300
Two types of metamorphic rock formations
What is contact and regional
300
Type of rock that hardens when magma or lava cools
What is igneous rock
400
Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic by this
What is formation (how they are formed)
400
Igneous rocks are classified by these two things
What is texture and composition
400
This type of sedimentary rock contains the remains of plants and animals
What is organic sedimentary rock
400
The classification of metamorphic rocks that says the minerals are arranged in stripes or band
What is foliated metamorphic rock
400
The remains or impressions left by organic material that lived a long time ago
What is fossils
500
What type of rock can melt to form magma?
What is all of them (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic)
500
Mafic and felsic describe igneous rock _____________
What is composition
500
The process in which dissolved materials crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
What is cementation
500
Where does the pressure come from that causes metamorphic rock to form?
What is the weight of the rock above it.
500
The five processes or sedimentary rock
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation
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