Rock Cycle
The process of the Rock Cycle when it cools, it begins to solidify by the formation of crystals.
What is 1. magma or magma process or first is the cycle magma?
When lava cools on the surface of the earth
What is extrusive igneous rocks?
When sand grains become cemented together
What is sandstone?
The alignment of mineral grains to create new layers.
What is foliation?
igneous rock that forms when lava cools very quickly
What is obsidian?
This process is when pre-existing rocks are exposed to Earth's surface, where the effects of weathering and erosion have broken them down, so the rocks become loose mineral grains.
What is 2. igneous rock, second in rock cycle igneous rock, or stage 2 igneous rock?
high amounts of silica (70%)
What is felsic magma?
Composed of grains of gravel that are larger than 2mm
What is conglomerate?
Slightly metamorphosed shale is known as
What is slate?
Quartz sandstone when it is metamorphosed becomes
What is quartzite?
The process of loose mineral grains which are deposited to some place and then become buried.
What is 3. sediment, third stage in cycle sediment, or cycle 3 sediment?
Contains a relatively low amount of silica (about 50%) and high concentrations of aluminum, sodium, and potassium.
What is mafic magma?
Formed from clasts, which are mineral or rock fragments eroded from previously existing rocks.
What is clastic sedimentary rock?
Limestone's metamorphism causes the calcite grains to grow larger and rearrange to form
What is marble?
Composed of tiny clay grains and generally has distinct, thin layers.
What is shale?
In this process the buried sediments become compacted and cemented together.
What are 4. sedimentary rock, cycle 4 sedimentary rock, or the 4 cycle sedimentary rock?
Rocks that completely crystallizes beneath the Earth's surface
What is intrusive igneous rocks?
Formed directly from substances dissolved in the water, either with or without the aid of living organisms.
What is chemical sedimentary rocks?
High temperature metamorphism due to the presence of magma.
What is contact metamorphism?
Organic sedimentary rock formed by the compaction and hardening of decayed plant material.
What is coal?
In this process, the continually burial increases the heat and pressure to the point that the rock's minerals change
What is 5. metamorphic rock, 5th in the cycle metamorphic rock, or cycle 5 metamorphic rock?
This refers to the chemical elements and minerals a rock is made of.
What is composition?
formed by the compaction and hardening of decayed plant material.
What is organic sedimentary rocks?
This lateral or sideways pressure that causes metamorphism, occurs deep in the crust beneath mountain ranges.
What is regional metamorphism?
Partially crystallized lava erupts out of a volcano, resulting in some minerals formed underground with high temperatures, and some that formed on earth's surface where temperatures are cooler
What is porphyry?