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Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Minerals
Miscellaneous
100
Sediments
What is sedimentary rock made up of?
100
heat and/or pressure
What is process that creates metamorphic rock?
100
Magma
What is molten rock called located inside Earth's crust?
100
Rocks
What is made up of one or more minerals?
100
The transformation of large geographic features that change one type of rock into another.
What is the rock cycle?
200
Burial
What is the last process sediment must go through to become a sedimentary rock.
200
sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous
What are the types of rocks that can transform into metamorphic rock?
200
Lava
What is molten rock that reaches Earth's surface called?
200
Inorganic solid with crystal shape made up of only one thing.
What is a mineral?
200
Plate tectonics.
What is the theory that states the Earth's crust is made up of a dozen moving plates?
300
smooth and fine grained
What is the shape of sediment that has traveled a long distance?
300
In Earth's crust/
Where is the majority of metamorphic rock found?
300
Extrusive
What type of igneous rock is formed on Earth's surface?
300
Halite
What is rock salt?
300
Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building.
What are the effects of plate tectonics?
400
layered appearance
What is a typical characteristic of sedimentary rock?
400
To change form
What does the latin word metamorphic mean?
400
Intrusive
What type of igneous rock is formed in Earth's crust?
400
Luster (metallic or non-metallic)
What is one way to classify minerals?
400
Contact metamorphism
What type of metamorphism occurs when rock comes into contact with magma but does not melt?
500
shale
What is the name of type of rock that transforms into slate (metamorphic) due to pressure and heat?
500
Foliated
What is the name given to the layered look that some metamorphic rock display?
500
Large crystals
What type of crystals are found in intrusive igneous rock?
500
18
What is the the number of faces on a hexagonal prism and pyramid?
500
Obsidian
What is natural glass that is produced by volcanoes?