Category
The Latin word for Settling
sedimentum
What are thee Geologic Periods
Cenazoic, mesozoic, paliozoic
10-25% dark silicates
Granite Composition
Pressure that is exherted from all sides through one direction is greater that all others. This direction of force can change
confining Pressure
What percentage of Marine Life call coral reefs home
25%
The Latin Word For Fire
Ignis
What type of time is the Rock cycle measured in
Geologic time
25-45% Dark Silicates
Andesic Composition
contains minerals that are oriented in a perpendicular direction. From the Latin mean of “leaf”
Foliated
What Percentage of the ocean floor is Sedimentary rock
90%
Formed from dead plant materials compressed in swamps or bogs
coal
What are two materials that rocks are formed from
Magma and sediments
At leaste 45% Dark Silicates
Basaltic Composition
The Average age of coral Reefs on earth.
400 Million Years old
What are the names for rock texture
Glassy, fine grain, coarse grain, Porphyritic
Combination of Rock that has been smooshed together
Clastic Rock
What are the six processes of Rock formation
Melting, cooling, weathering, erosion, Deposition and Lithification
What is a millimeter
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
Mount Rushmore, Macchu Pichu, Stonehendge
Igneous Rock
The Great Pyramids, Chechenia, collosseum
Sedimentary Rock
formed when surrounding mineral grains aid in recrystallization by making it easier for disolved minerals to move.
Hydrothermal Solution
Name three Unique features that tell HOW, WHEN and WHERE rocks are formed
Fossils, Ripple marks, and Mud Cracks
Explain the process of the carbon cycle
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Explain the formation of coral Reefs
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Explain the creation of sedimentary rock
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