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Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Cycles
Miscellaneous
100
This rock cools above ground and is formed when volcanic lava reaches the surface.
What is extrusive igneous rock?
100
This is loose material or particles.
What are sediments?
100
This metamorphic rock has the parent rock of sandstone.
What is quartzite?
100
This is the process that must occur before igneous rock can form.
What is melting?
100
This is the unit for mass.
What is gram?
200
This type of igneous rock is formed when magma cools and crystallizes beneath the earth's surface.
What is intrusive igneous rock?
200
This is another name for clastic sedimentary rock.
What is detrital sedimentary rock?
200
These are the two processes that result in metamorphic rock.
What are heat and pressure?
200
This is the ability of a system to stay the same stay basically the same even thoughsome conditions constantly change.
What is homeostasis?
200
This is the unit for the volume of a liquid.
What is milliliter?
300
This is the predominant rock type existing under the oceans.
What is basalt?
300
These are left behind when water evaporates.
What are chemical precipitates?
300
This is where metamorphic rocks may be found, often the location of earthquakes, mountain building and volcanoes.
What is where tectonic plates meet?
300
This is the type of rock that forms when igneous or metamorphic rocks become weathered into small sediments.
What is sedimentary rock?
300
This is the unit for volume of a solid.
What is cubic centimeters?
400
A rock that has small crystal grains and holes would be classified this way.
What is extrusive igneous rock?
400
These are formed from chemical precipitates or organic sediments.
What are non-clastic sedimentary rocks?
400
This is the term given to rocks that show banding.
What is foliated?
400
This is a collection of interrelated cycles.
What is a system?
400
This is mass divided by volume.
What is density?
500
This type of igneous rock will have large crystal grains.
What is intrusive igneous rock?
500
These are often found in sedimentary rock due to the lack of intense heat and pressure.
What are fossils?
500
This is the metamorphic rock formed from granite.
What is gneiss?
500
This is the process that occurs when sediments are compacted and cemented together.
What is lithification?
500
These are the causes of holes being found in igneous rock.
What are gas bubbles and quick cooling?