Miscellaneous
a mineral is a naturally formed solid with what structure?
What is a definite, crystal structure?
Igneous rock has two types. What are they?
Intrusive and extrusive
Sedimentary rock can become metamorphic rock near these two places:
What are magma chambers and subduction zones.
A rock is a solid mixture of crystals of one or more what?
What are Minerals
Metamorphic rock that is formed by pressure of two plates colliding and covers a very large area is called?
What is Regional Metamorphism
What process causes metamorphic rock to turn into sediment?
What is weathering and erosion.
The most famous place for sedimentary rock is...
What is The Grand Canyon?
Metamorphic rock that forms near a magma chamber and changes by getting "cooked" is called?
What is Contact Metamorphism.
Intrusive igneous rock cools ______________ than extrusive igneous rock.
What is slower?
Sedimentary rock is known for its look. In class we said it resembles...
What is cake-layers?
Where does the pressure come from that causes metamorphic rock to form?
What is the weight of the rock above it or by two plates colliding together
Sometimes metamorphic rock will NOT have any horizontal layering to it. EX: Quartzite We call this type of metamorphic rock...
What is non-foliated?
Extrusive igneous rock cools so fast that it doesn't have enough time to form these...
What are crystals?
Sedimentary rocks are known to contain what?
What are fossils.
What do foliated metamorphic rocks have?
What are horizontal bands.