Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
This isn't gneiss
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100
the continual series of geological processes in which a rock changes from one type to another, is destroyed and constructed again
what is the rock cycle
100
type of igneous rock formed inside the Earth
what is intrusive igneous rock
100
two things that cause metamorphic rock to form
what are heat and pressure
100
This type of sedimentary rock formed from the remains of ancient life
what is organic sedimentary rock
100
This rock is usually called black glass
What is obsidian?
100
What is it called when one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another? This often happens when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
What is subduction
200
the process in which sediment or other material is laid down
what is deposition
200
type of igneous rock formed at or near the Earth's surface
what are extrusive igneous rock
200
Metamorphic rocks are formed from these types of rocks:
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
200
This type of sedimentary rock is made from broken sediments and bits of other rock
what is clastic sedimentary rock
200
Name this sedimentary rock:
What is sandstone?
200
Which US state is losing land faster than any other place on the planet due to climate change?
What is Louisiana?
300
True or False, the rock cycle always starts as magma deep within the Earth?
FALSE. The rock cycle does not have one beginning or end point.
300
Describe the difference between magma and lava.
what is magma is found inside the Earth, while lava is found at or near the Earth's surface. Both are liquid or molten rock.
300
metamorphic rock texture where rock's crystals change and form visible bands or planes
what is foliated
300
sedimentary rock formed from minerals dissolved in a solution with water
what is chemical sedimentary rock
300
The parent rock of gneiss
What is granite?
300
What natural process takes in carbon dioxide and gives off oxygen?
What is photosynthesis?
400
the process by which wind, water, ice (the water cycle) and gravity transports sediment or other material to a new location
what is erosion
400
igneous rock texture with small or no crystals
what is fine-grained
400
Non-foliated rocks are most commonly associated with this type of metamorphism.
What is contact metamorphism.
400
Process by which the weight of overlying rock presses sediment together into a rock
What is compaction?
400
The Grand Canyon is made of mostly this rock type
what is sedimentary
400
Mountains form when these two types of plates collide.
Continental-continental
500
Name a rock from your field guide that would show an area had volcanic activity in the past.
what is granite, obsidian, pumice, vesicular basalt, or porphyry
500
igneous rock texture that has large, easily seen crystals
what is coarse-grained
500
This rock is the result of what type of metamorphism?
regional metamorphism
500
Name this rock. Hint...there is one in your field guide.
What is conglomerate.
500
If you were studying rocks from a distant planet, the discovery of this type of rock would tell you that water once existed on that planet?
What are sedimentary rocks.
500
Describe the type of plate tectonic boundary is shown below. 
What is the divergent boundary of two oceanic plates moving apart from one another?