Igneous Rocks
A rock formed from lava or magma melting and cooling.
Igneous Rock
A rock that doesn't have layers is?
Non-Foliated
Broken down pieces of rock are called?
Sediments
A minerals resistance to being scratched.
What is hardness?
Characteristic in intrusive rocks.
Coarse-Grained
A rock that has clear layers is?
Foliated
The process of sediments being merged together to form a sedimentary rock is called?
Compaction and Cementation
Both cleavage and fracture are affected by this.
What is crystal structure?
Characteristic in extrusive rocks.
Fine-Grained
The process of rocks getting broken down, moved, and put in a spot.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition.
The most known form of sedimentary rock that's sediment is the sediment of other rocks.
What is a clastic sedimentary rock?
The names of all the elements that make up a mineral.
What is a chemical formula?
The darker color of igneous rock is called?
Mafic
The process of tectonic plates moving up.
Uplift
The type of sedimentary rock that has sediment from things that were once living.
What is an organic sedimentary rock?
The color of the dust left behind when a mineral is scratched.
What is streak?
The lighter color of an igneous rock is called?
Felsic
Heat and Pressure
The sedimentary rock formed from the minerals dissolved in water being removed from the water.
What is a chemical sedimentary rock?
The texture of a rock (Dull, Metalic, Glassy, Etc.)
What is luster?