What type of time is the Rock cycle measured in?
Geologic Time
What percentage of the ocean floor is sedimentary rock
90%
What does the word Ignis mean and what language is it derived from?
Fire - Latin
The word Sedimentum means _______________.
Settling
How is Metamorphic Rock Formed
What is the element that created acid rain
Carbon - Carbonic Acis
Sulfur- Sulfuric Acid
1,2,3
Clay, Silt, Sand
Intrusive igneous rock is formed by
Cooled magma that is exposed by weathering and erosion.
What percentage of the ocean floor is sedimentary rock
90%
What percentage range is the Earth’s crust is Igneous and Metamorphic Rock.
90%-95%
How is coal formed?
Dead plant material compressed in swamps and bogs
4,5,6
CLay Loam, Loam, Silt Loam
How is Extrusive Igneous Rock formed
Lava
This Process takes place when dissolved minerals are deposited in tiny spaces among sedimentary rocks, binding them together.
Cementation
What is intruding magma cased localized areas of elevated temperature that alters rock
Contact Metamorphism
How is limestone created
Crushed shells and exoskeletons of sea creatures.
7,8,9,
Silty Clay loam, Silt Clay, Sandy Clay
How is Igneous Rock formed?
Cooling Magma. This may occur naturally underground, cooling slowly. This could also occur from a volcanic eruption where it is cooled from the hydrosphere or atmosphere.
What plays a key role in identifying life during particular time period on our planet.
Fossils
Hydrothermal Solutions
Mineral composition analyses the amount of what element in Rocks?
Silica
10,11,12
Sandy Clay Loam, Sandy Loam, loamy Sand
Compare and contrast Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic Rock
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are the three main types of rocks found on Earth. They are classified based on how they form and the processes that create them.
Igneous rocks form when molten rock, called magma or lava, cools and solidifies. When magma cools slowly beneath the Earth’s surface, it forms intrusive igneous rocks with large crystals, such as granite. When lava cools quickly on the Earth’s surface, it forms extrusive igneous rocks with small or no crystals, such as basalt or obsidian. Igneous rocks are usually hard and do not contain fossils.
Sedimentary rocks form from sediments such as sand, mud, and small rock fragments that are deposited, compacted, and cemented together over time. These sediments are often carried by water, wind, or ice and settle in layers. Because of this process, sedimentary rocks often have visible layers and may contain fossils of plants and animals. Examples include sandstone, limestone, and shale.
Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by intense heat and pressure inside the Earth without melting. This process alters the rock’s mineral structure and texture, making it harder and more compact. Some metamorphic rocks show bands or layers due to the rearrangement of minerals. Examples include marble, slate, and gneiss.
In summary, the main difference between the three types of rocks is how they form: igneous rocks form from cooled molten material, sedimentary rocks form from compacted sediments, and metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure.
A combination of rock that has been smooshed together into preexisting rocks.
Clastic Rock
contains minerals that are oriented in a perpendicular direction. From the Latin mean of “leaf”
Foliated