Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100

The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture are...

Grains

100

A type of rock that forms by or from deposits of sediment is...

A Sedimentary Rock

200

A type of rock that forms when existing rocks are exposed to extreme heat and pressure is...

A metamorphic rock

200

A natural mixture of sand, gravel, and crushed stone is...

Aggregate

300

Small, solid pieces of material from rocks or organisms are...

Sediment

300

The continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again is...

The Rock Cycle
400

The feel or appearance of a substance is...

Texture

400

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava is...

Igneous Rock