Rocks (1)

Classifying Rocks

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A natural, solid mixture of minerals or particles is called this.

Rock

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The type of rock that forms from magma or lava cooling is termed this.

Igneous Rock

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The fragments that make up a rock and its texture are called this.

Grains

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The grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock are called this.

Texture

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The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock is called this.

Rock Cycle

Igneous Rocks

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Igneous rock that formed from magma and cooled very slowly UNDERNEATH the earth's surface is called this.

Intrusive Igneous Rocks

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This type of rock is formed from lava ON the earth's surface.

Extrusive Igneous Rocks

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This intrusive igneous rock has larger crystals and is what Stone Mountain is primarily composed of.

Granite

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This type of extrusive igneous rock is black with a glassy texture.

Obsidian

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This igneous rock is very light and can float in water.  It also has holes due to the release of gases and is used as an abrasive.

Pumice

Sedimentary Rocks

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These small pieces or particles make up the sedimentary rock. They can be other rocks or plant and animal organisms.

Sediments

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The process that squeezes out fluids and decreases the space between the grains in a sediment deposit is called this.

Compaction

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The crystallization of minerals from water into the spaces between sediment grains that makes sedimentary rocks stick together is called this.

Cementation

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A broken piece or fragment of rock that comprises a sedimentary rock is called this.

Clast

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This type of sedimentary rock is made up of broken pieces of rock and minerals.

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rocks

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Metamorphic rocks are created by these two primary forces.

Extreme Pressure and Temperature

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These types of rocks can become metamorphic rocks.

Igneous, Sedimentary, and other Metamorphic Rocks

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This occurs when magma comes in contact with existing rock and its thermal energy and gases interact with the surrounding rock to make new metamorphic rock.

Contact Metamorphism

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A rock that contains parallel layers of flat and elongated minerals is termed this.

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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The formation of metamorphic rock bodies that are hundreds of square kilometers in size often occurs when rocks undergo pressure at fault lines is called this.

Regional Metamorphism

The Rock Cycle

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Geologists classify rocks into these 3 major groups.

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks

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A rock transforms into sediment through these two processes.

Weathering and Erosion

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Prior to becoming igneous rock, this process must occur to any rock.

Melting

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The tectonic process that forces rocks onto the earth's surface is called this.

Uplift

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The cause of chemical weathering which combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules is called this.

Oxidation