Vocabulary
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Anything Goes
100
a cycle in which rocks change from one form into another
What is the rock cycle.
100
When magma cools slowly these form.
What is a crystal.
100
the building up of layers of sediment
What is sedimentation.
100
undergoing change
What is metamorphosis.
100
the first rocks
What are igneous rocks.
200
the gluing "together" of sediments
What is cementation.
200
contains air bubbles
What is vesicular.
200
forms metamorphic rocks
What is heat and pressure.
200
Sedimentary rocks are formed from ________.
What are sediments.
300
the changing of rock by great heat and pressure
What is metamorphism.
300
the cooling of magma inside the Earth
What is intrusive.
300
Evidence of past life.
What is a fossil.
300
When rocks are burned and changed by intense heat.
What is contact metamorphism.
300
Sediments are classified by _______.
What is size.
400
the breaking up of rock into small pieces
What is weathering.
400
the cooling of lava outside the Earth.
What is extrusive.
400
rocks that form from some sort of chemical or organic process
What is crystalline.
400
rocks that are formed by intense pressure
What is regional metamorphism.
400
Pressure acts on sedimentary rock, deforming and compressing flat layers. This forms ____________.
What is metamorphic rock.
500
a natural, inorganic, solid material with a definite chemical composition and physical structure
What is a mineral.
500
the type of igneous rock when small or no crystals form
What is extrusive.
500
compacted and cemented sediments
What is clastic rock.
500
where regional metamorphism takes place
What is a fault boundary.
500
The red rocks outside along the school are an example of this type of rock.
What is extrusive igneous rock.
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