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Introduction to Rocks
Formation of Igneous Rock
Classifying Igneous Rock
Sedimentary
Rock
Classifuing Metamorphic Rock
100
Rocks are made of one or more of these
What is a mineral
100
Molten material that cools and hardens underground to form igneous rocks
What is magma?
100
Igneous rocks are classified by texture and this property
What is mineral composition?
100
A conglomerate is a rock that forms as a result of compaction and _______________
What is cementation?
100
Sedimentary rocks with __________ marks suggest that the rocks formed along a beach or stream bed
What is ripple ?
200
A repeated series of events that changes rock from one form to another
What is the rock cycle?
200
Molten material that cools and hardens on Earth's surface.
What is lava?
200
This light-colored intrusive igneous rock contains quatz and feldspar
What is granite?
200
Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks? a. erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition b. compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion c. deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering d. weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
What is D?
200
The rock-forming process that occurs when hot magma forces its way into rock
What is contact metamorphism?
300
A type of rock formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments
What is sedimentary rock?
300
Igneous rock that formed inside Earth
What are intrusive rocks?
300
This lightweight rock forms from lava and resembles a sponge
What is pumice?
300
Clastic sedimentary rock with angular particles
What is breccia?
300
The agent of metamorphism that can cause the overall composition of the rock to change.
What are hydrothermal solutions?
400
A type of rock formed from the cooling and hardening of molten rock
What is igneous rock?
400
Igneous rocks that form on Earth's surface
What are extrusive rocks?
400
The most common rock of lava flows
What is basalt?
400
A biochemical sedimentary rock
What is limestone?
400
A ________ metamorphic rock forms when crystals combine but do not form bands.
What is foliated ?
500
A type of rock formed by other rocks that are under extreme pressure and heat
What is metamorphic rock?
500
The texture that igneous rocks have when they form so quickly that crystals don't have time to form
What is glassy?
500
All of the energy that drives Earth’s rock cycle comes from Earth’s interior and the _____
What is the sun?
500
Fossils are found only in _________
What is sedimentary rock?
500
During the erosion and deposition processes, sediments that are ______________ in size will be carried and deposited the greatest distances.
What is smallest?