Origin
Rock Cycle
Rock Types
Describing Rock
Other
100

This type of igneous rock has large crystals because it cooled slowly

intrusive

100

The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind or ice is called __________

erosion

100

This type of rock is made from cooling magma or lava

igneous rock

100

These are the minerals that make up rocks

Rock-forming minerals

100

How many members of the backstreet boys were there?

5

200

An igneous rock that is formed from lava is _________

extrusive

200

This has to happen for igneous rocks to turn into metamorphic rock

adding heat and pressure

200

Chemical reaction, heat and pressure can cause Sedimentary rock to change into?

Metamorphic rock

200

_________ gives a rock its texture

grains

200

fans of Justin Bieber are known as?

Beliebers

300

As layer upon layer of sediments are deposited, the process of _________ presses them together

compaction

300

Metamorphic rock can turn into igneous rocks by doing this

melting and cooling

300

This type of rock has layers of particles cemented together

sedimentary

300

A rock that has grains that are small are called ________ grained

fine

300

Limestone under immense heat becomes?

Marble

400

the faster the magma cools the _________ the crystals will be?

smaller

400

This has to happen to igneous rocks for sedimentary rocks to form

erosion

400

igneous rock formed from Magma is called?

intrusive igneous rock

400

These are metamorphic rocks that have large and small crystals

porphry (or porphoritic)

400

On Moh's scale of hardness the hardest material is?

Diamond

500

Metamorphic rocks that do not have mineral grains arranged in parallel layers are _______

nonfoliated

500

This is the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it

deposition

500

Dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock in a process called

cementation

500

Small particles of rock that make up sedimentary rock are called ____________

sediments

500

On Moh's scale of hardness the second hardest material is?

Corundum