What is the process of how Sedimentary Rocks form?
200
An igneous rock that forms from slowly cooling magma inside the Earth and has large interlocking crystals. An igneous rock that forms from quickly cooling lava on Earth's surface with very, very small crystals.
What is an intrusive igneuos rock? What is an extrusive igneous rock?
200
Any process that affects the structure or composition of a rock in a solid state as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or the addition of chemical fluids.
What is metamorphism?
200
The permanent change in shape of rocks by bending and folding.
What is plastic deformation?
200
A type of scientist who analyzes the composition of rock.
What is a geologist?
300
Rocks that are formed when minerals crystallize directly from water.
What are chemical sedimentary rocks?
300
Although they are both molten rock, one is inside the Earth and one is on Earth's surface.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
300
The permanent change in rocks by bending and folding.
What is plastic deformation?
300
A metamorphic rock characterized by its layers.
What is a foliated rock?
300
Weathering and Erosion, Melting, Extreme Heat and Pressure.
What are some forces that take part in the rock cycle?
400
One forms from fossils underwater cementing together whereas the other forms from when minerals crystallize directly from water.
What is the difference between biochemical and chemical sedimentary rocks?
400
A extrusive igneous rock that cools so quickly no crystals form.
What is volcanic glass/obsidian?
400
The rock that changes during metamorphism.
What is the mother rock?
400
Slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss.
What are a few types of foliated metamorphic rocks?
400
Extreme heat, pressure, or the addition of chemical fluids.
What is the most common way to change any kind of rock to a metamorphic rock?
500
The process when minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains making them stick together. The process where the weight from layers of sediment force out fluids and decrease space between sediment grains.
What is cementation? What is compaction?
500
1st rock-melting-cooling and crystallization-new rock
What is the most common way for another type of rock to become igneous?
500
Magma comes in contact with existing rock and its thermal energy and gases interact with surrounding rock froming new metamorphic rock.
What is Contact Metamorphism?
500
A mixture of minerals, organic matter, volcanic glass, or other materials by heat and pressure.
What is a rock always made out of?
500
1.Limestone-Marble.
2.Granite-Gneiss
What kind of rock is the metamorphic version of limestone? What kind of rock is the metamorphic version of granite?