What is the moving of sediments to new locations called?
Erosion
100
Put the processes a sedimentary rock goes through in order
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Sedimentation, Compaction, and Cementation
100
Which of the following is low grade and which is high grade?
Slate Gneiss
Slate is low grade and Gneiss is high grade
100
What is the definition of a mineral?
A mineral is a natural, solid substance that has a definite chemical composition and physical structure
200
What is the name of the Igneous Rock that is formed underground?
Intrusive Rocks
200
What is the breaking down of sediments into smaller pieces called?
Weathering
200
What are the things an igneous rock can go through?
They can go through heat and pressure and become a metamorphic rock, remorph into another type of igneous rock, or go through weathering, erosion, and deposition and become a sedimentary rock
200
What are the two things rocks need during metamorphism?
Intense heat and pressure
200
What is the scale that rates how hard a mineral is from 1-10?
Mohs Hardness Scale
300
What is the type of Igneous Rock that is formed above ground?
Extrusive Rocks
300
What is the dropping of sediments by wind, water, and ice called?
Deposition
300
What are the processes a rock has to go through to become an igneous rock?
Melting, Magma or Lava, and Cooling
300
Does Regional Metamorphism or Contact Metamorphism occur when magma touches existing rock?
Contact Metamorphism
300
What is the property of minerals based on how difficult they are to scratch?
Hardness
400
Extrusive Rocks
Which type of Igneous Rock forms small, or no crystals?
400
What is the type of sedimentary rock called that is formed from particles of weathered rocks?
Clastic rocks
400
What are the processes a rock goes through to become a metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
400
Does Regional Metamorphism or Contact Metamorphism occur at plate boundaries?
Regional Metamorphism
400
What is the way a mineral breaks called?
Cleavage
500
They both have to cool and harden,
What do both Intrusive and Extrusive rocks have in common?
500
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from minerals that were dissolved in water, came out of solution, and were then deposited?
Chemical Rocks
500
What are the processes a rock goes through to become a sedimentary rock?
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
500
What are the two types of metamorphism?
Regional Metamorphism and Contact Metamorphism
500
What is the dust a mineral leaves behind on a white or black tile called?