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Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Rock Cycle
Potluck
100
what magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth
What is magma?
100
2 uses of shale
What is building and landscaping?
100
percentage of rock exposed at EArth's surface
What is 75%
100
rock formed when magma cools
What is igneous rock?
100
The first manmade satellite to orbit the earth
What is Sputnik?
200
rocks that form from magma below the surface of the earth
What is intrusive rock?
200
name 1 of 2 ways that metamorphic rock is classified
What is texture & mineral composition?
200
heat and pressure from below the earth's surface change sedimentary rock to
What is metamorphic rock?
200
the use of scientific discoveries for practical purposes
What is technology?
300
Igneous rocks that are light colored, low density and contain lots of silica but are low in iron and magnesium
What is granatic rock
300
from what rock does gneiss form?
What is granite?
300
Sedimentary rock made up of microscopic bits of shell
What is chalk?
300
a black sand beach near a volcano made of ___________ weathered from the nearby igneous rocks
What is sediments?
300
the force that holds atoms together in compounds
What is a chemical bond?
400
two examples of volcanic glass
What is obsidian, pumice, scoria?
400
from what rock is marble formed
What is limestone?
400
formed when dead plant material is buried under other sediments in a swamp
What is coal?
400
the changes that occur in the rock cycle neither create nor destroy matter
Law of Conservation of Matter
400
the element with 24 electrons
What is Chromium (Cr)?
500
the kind of rock that is usually found in Pacific Rim volcanoes
What is andesitic rock?
500
slate -- foliated or non-foliated?
What is foliated?
500
the mineral that limestone is mostly made of
What is calcite?
500
first developed the rock cycle in 1788
Who is James Hutton?
500
the day of the week and date of the St. Joseph's Science Fair?
What is Wednesday, April 21, 2010?