ES 1
Any rocks that result from changes to existing rocks are called?
Metamorphic rocks
Defined as breaking?
Breccia
Small pieces of particles are called?
Grains
Limestone often contains _______
Fossils
The solid material in the earth's crust is called?
Rock
Type of rock that does not have bands or flaky layers.
Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks.
Solid settles out as sediment at the bottom of the solution it is called?
Precipitation
The belief that rocks are recycled is called?
Rock cycle
An igneous rock with small mineral grains is called a ?
Fine-grained igneous rock
This type of rocks have flattened mineral crystals arranged in parallel layers.
Foliated metamorphic rocks
Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks that changed over time is called?
Metamorphic rocks
The study of rocks, their classification, and their history is called?
Petrology
When no more sugar can dissolve the solution is _____
Saturated
Changes limited to small amounts of rock touching igneous features.
Contact metamorphism
When sediment particles are pressed closely together it is called?
Compaction
The process of sedimentation formed rocks from pieces of rocks is called?
Clasts
When conditions change rapidly within rocks it is called?
Dynamic metamorphism
______ sediment can be carried or dragged along by water
Eroded
Petrologists classify rocks by how they look and feel and that is by their _________
Texture
Geologist that study materials an processes that formed sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentologist
_______ is considered by most geologists to be the original foundation rock forming the continents
Granite
To be lumped together is called a ?
Conglomerate
______ can take many different appearances.
Limestone
This is the final stage of becoming sedimentary rock
Cementation
Flows of hot volcanic ash and heated gases, is called?
Pyroclastic flows