igneous rock
true or false
igneous rocks formed from magma cool quickly
true
most sedimentary rocks are formed in what
water
igneous and sedimentary rocks can be changed into
metamorphic rocks
Rocks are made up of _______ cemented together
minerals
metamorphic rocks can form when existing rock comes into contact with __________
magma
when melted minerals cool __________ rocks form
igneous
which type of sedimentary rock is made from the remains of living things
nonclastic
metamorphic rocks are formed when existing rocks are under a lot of heat and _________________
a lot of pressure
there are more than ____________ minerals
2000
minerals go through chemical changes between___________ degrees C
200 and 800
crystal size in igneous rock is determined by the rate at which the magma in the rock
cools
what are the 2 kinds of sedimentary rocks
clastic and non clastic
what is the texture of a metamorphic rock that has mineral crystals arranged in bands
foliated
when magma flows outside the earth its called
lava
if no crystals form in igneous rock the texture is
glassy
igneous means
formed from fire
rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind, or ice are called
sediment
what is the texture of a metamorphic rock that does not have mineral crystal
non foliated
the series of natural processes by which rocks slowly change from one kind to another
the rock cycle
name one of the six common minerals found in igneous rock
quartz, mica, amphibole, olivine, pyroxene and feldspar
the three types of texture for igneous rocks are
glassy, fine and coarse
sedimentary rock made up of fragments of rock
clastic
metamorphic rocks have 2 kinds of textures what are they
foliated and non foliated
all types of rock eventually turn into what kind of rock due to the rock cycle
sedimentary
what is the name of the type of scientist who studies rocks and minerals
petrologist