The Cycle
Rock Pathways
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
100
Very little of this enters the Earth System.
What is matter?
100
This determines what forces will act on a rock.
What is location?
100
Sedimentary rocks are one of these three things.
What are three classes of rock?
100
Igneous rocks are one of these three things.
What are classes of rock?
100
Metamorphic rocks are one of these three things.
What are classes of rock?
200
New matter must do this in order to support life on Earth.
What is cycle?
200
The pathway that a rock follows in the rock is determined by this.
What are forces the act upon a rock?
200
These are fragments of rocks or minerals.
What are clastic sedimentary rocks?
200
Igneous rocks are divided into groups based upon these two things.
What is texture and chemical composition?
200
Metamorphic rocks form from this.
What is extreme heat or pressure.
300
Matter, like rock, does THIS as it cycles.
What is change?
300
This is a process that involves rock getting much colder.
What is cooling?
300
These are crystallized rocks.
What are chemical sedimentary rocks?
300
These rocks are formed through the COOLING of magma, or molten lava.
What are igneous rocks?
300
Metamorphic rocks form here.
Where is deep within the Earth's crust?
400
This is the process by which rocks change from one form to another.
What is the rock cycle?
400
This is the place where rocks are under the most pressure and heat.
Where is Earth's core?
400
These sedimentary rocks are made of natural things.
What are organic sedimentary rocks?
400
Igneous rocks can be crystallized or _____ crystallized.
What is "non"?
400
These types of metamorphic rocks are arranged by plates, or bands.
What are foliated rocks?
500
How many rock cycle pathways there are.
What is 7?
500
This determines the forces that will act upon a rock.
What is location?
500
These are the things that make up organic sedimentary rocks.
What are dead organisms, sea shells, or skeletons?
500
These _____ are based upon texture and chemical composition.
What are groups?
500
These types of metamorphic rocks are NOT arranged by plates, or bands.
What are nonfoliated rocks?
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