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types of rock
characteristics
Could be Anything
rock cycle
rocks
100
this type comes from volcanoes
What is igneous rock?
100
whether something has smooth or rough grains, the feel of something
What is texture?
100
the preserved remains or imprint of an animal or plant
What are fossils?
100
when materials are carried away by wind, water, ice
What is erosion?
100
bits of rock deposited by some natural process
What is sediment?
200
this rock changes under great heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock?
200
a physical property of matter; yellow, green, and blue are examples.
What is color?
200
the breaking down of rocks by physical, mechanical, or chemical means
What is weathering?
200
when lava cools it forms this rock
What is igneous?
200
when a mineral tends to break apart evenly or smoothly
What is cleavage?
300
this rock may have fossils
What is sedimentary rock?
300
describes how a mineral reflects light
What is luster?
300
molten rock under the earth's surface
What is magma?
300
when sedimentary rocks go deep enough under the earth to melt, they become
What is magma?
300
the color of a mineral in powdered form
What is streak?
400
this rock is formed under water in strata
What is sedimentary rock?
400
rocks formed by solidification of a substance that has regularly repeating internal structure
What are crystals?
400
a mountain that forms when hot melted rock flows through a crack onto the surface of the earth
What is a volcano?
400
when bits of rocks become compacted and cemented, they become
What is sedimentary rocks?
400
layers of sedimentary rock formed from the deposition of sediments
What is strata?
500
Marble is an example of this rock.
What is metamorphic rock?
500
the resistance a mineral has to being scratched
What is hardness?
500
the property of a mineral in which it glows under an ultraviolet light
What is fluorescence?
500
the type of rock that can be changed under heat and pressure to become a metamorphic rock
What is any rock?
500
the tendency of a mineral to break along uneven lines
What is fracture?