Sedimentary
Does a sedimentary rock have Foliations or Layers?
Layers
Does a metamorphic rock have layers?
No
Is an Extrusive Rock coarse-grained or fine-grained?
fine-grained
What is a rock?
A mixture of minerals
How does Sedimentary ROck turn into Igenous Rock?
It melts
What is Organic Sedimentary rock made of?
The remains of plants and animals.
What are foliations?
Patterns in the rock
What type of igneous rock is granite?
Intrusive
What is Lava?
Molten rock above the Earth's surface.
How does igneous rock turn into metamorphic rock?
Through sinking deep into the ground
What is a clastic sedimentary rock made out of?
sediments
What rock gets turned into Marble by extreme heat and pressure?
Limestone
What type of igneous rock is most continental crust made out of?
Granite.
What does it mean to be natural
Made by nature; not man-made
How can a metamorphic rock turn into sedimentary?
By weathering
How does chemical sedimentary rock form?
By dissolving in a solution; evaporation.
How hot can a metamorphic rock get before it melts?
>600 Celcius
Why do air bubble form in igneous rock?
air bubbles get trapped in cooling magma/lava.
WHat is the rock cycle
the flow of rocks from one type to another and so on.
Based on its position, which rock is most likely to melt into magma?
What are the three steps in order that a rock takes in order to turn into sedimentary?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
At what pressures do metamorphic rocks form?
Between 100 and 350 MPa
What type of rock dominates the surface of the moon?
Igenous Rocks
Which rock is also called a primary rock?
Igneous rock
How long does it take for a rock to cycle around the rock cycle one time?
Approximately 120 million years.