Rocks

Rock Solid Knowledge

200

heat and pressure make this kind of rock

metamorphic

300

this type of rock is tied closely to the process of erosion

sedimentary

300

melting sedimentary rocks in the crust can happen only through this process

subduction

400

when limestone undergoes metamorphosis, it turns into this rock

marble 

401

these are fragments of rock that fuse together to form a larger rock

clasts

Gneiss and Easy

200

individual rock particles that give a rock its texture are called this

grains

300

rocks formed by minerals precipitated from water are these kind of sedimentary rocks

nonclastic

300

rocks that formed when molten rock cooled and hardened are called this

igneous

400

this is a solid material in the earth's crust that is a mineral mixture with other materials

rock

401

this is the year Woodcrest Baptist Academy was founded

1973

Don't Take This One for Granite

200

this rock contains the largest crystals 

pegmatite

300

this rock is the most useful rock as a construction material

limestone

300

rocks that form from bits and pieces of eroded rocks are called this

sedimentary 

400

these are three conditions that cause metemorphism

heat, pressure, hot chemical solutions, hydrothermal floods

401

metamorphic rocks that contain grains appearing to be aligned in parallel patterns are called this

foliated

Johnny!! Eat Your Crust!!

200

this rock is also known as volcanic glass

obsidian

300

this is the term for an original rock that was altered to form a metamorphic rock 

source rock

300

young-earth geologists believe the original continents were made of this rock

granite

400

these kind of rocks are used for statues because they are very weather resistant

igneous

401

this was the original name of Woodcrest Baptist Academy

Woodcrest Christian School