Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Rock Facts
Other
100

Name the two types of igneous rocks

Intrusive and extrusive

100

What makes a metamorphic rock

Intense heat or pressure

100

T/F

Most rocks on the surface are sedimentary rocks

True

100

If shale if exposed to high temperatures it becomes

Slate

100

Which rocks turn to sediment by weathering?

All of them

200

where are igneous rocks found

Near Volcanoes and old sites of eruption

200

Define contact metamorphism

When magma comes in contact with other rocks with intense heat

200

Define Compaction

When rocks stack atop each other and apply pressure over time

200

When sediment is moved by an external force

erosion

200

What are the three categories of rocks?

Metamorphic, Sedimentary, and Igneous.

300

What type of igneous rock has larger crystals

Intrusive 

300

Define Regional Metamorphism

When plates create immense pressure and change a rock

300

Define cementation

when rocks are glued together by minerals carried in water

300

what is the difference between magma and lava

Magma is above ground; lava is underground

300

What two things do you need to make a metamorphic rock?

Heat and Pressure

400

what is the difference between Mafic and Felsic

Mafic rocks contain feldspar and quartz

Felsic rocks contain Magnesium and Iron

400

How does foliation occur

By unequal pressure creating bands in the rocks 

400

stratification is the process to create what

Strata

400

what rock bubbles with acid

Limestone

400

Define metamorphism

The process in which one thing changes from one thing to another

500

why are Igneous Rocks important

Multiple answers(Discuss)

500

Name an unfoliated metamorphic rock

Marble, quartzite, ETC.

500

A common, bio-clastic, black sedimentary rock.

commonly used for fuel

Coal

500

Is obsidian Mafic or Felsic

Felsic

500

name at least 1 example of a chemical sedimentary rock

Halite, Barite, Gypsum.