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Igneous Rocks
Texture of Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Types of Sedimentary Rocks
Rock Cycle
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In this process _______ is crystallized beneath the surface to form igneous rocks.
What is magma?
100
This texture is affected by slow cooling creating large crystals.
What is Course-Grained texture.
100
What are sediments?
peices of soild material that have been deposited on Earth's surface by wind, water, ice, gravity, or chemical precipitation
100
What are the three rock types?
Clastic, Chemical, and Organic
100

If rocks melt, they become _____

magma

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The types of igneous rocks below and on the earth's surface.
What are extrusive and intrusive?
200
This texture is affected by rapid cooling of magma or lava.
What is Fine-Grained texture?
200

What is a common feature of sedimentary rocks?

layers


200

What is found in organic sedimentary rocks?

fossils

200

If igneous rocks are broken down by water, __________ rocks will form 

sedimentary

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Type of igneous rock that forms when lava hardens on the earth's surface.
What is extrusive igneous rock?
300
The textures of rocks are greatly affected by this.
What is rate of cooling?
300

What are 3 main agents of erosion?

wind, water and ice


300

What is found in chemical sedimentary rocks?

crystals

300

If sedimentary rocks are squashed by tectonic plates, ____________ rocks will form. 

metamorphic

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Rocks that are formed when magma hardens beneath the earth's surface
What are intrusive igneous rocks?
400

What is the difference between weathering and erosion? 

weathering - breaking down rocks
erosion - carrying small particles away 

400

Where are clastic sedimentary rocks found?

Streams, river channels, beaches and deserts

400

Why is the rock cycle called a "cycle"? 

Rocks and minerals get recycled into new types of rocks, and don't disappear 

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The two characteristics used to classify igneous rocks.
What are texture and composition?