Rocks 1
Rocks2
Rocks 3
Rocks 4
Rocks 5
100
Geologists classify rocks into 3 major groups
What is igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
100
F_________ that make up a rock is called grains.
fragments
100
the word Ignis from Igneous means?
Fire
100
This is how metamorphic rocks are created.
Extreme heat and pressure
100
Rocks are generally identified by this.
Texture and composition
200
The type of rock that forms from magma or lava cooling
What is igneous rock
200
this tells you the detailed information about the grain in a rock
Compostion
200
These are the building blocks of rocks
grains
200
These types of rocks can become metamorphic rocks
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
200
Sediments are made because of w___________ & e___________
weathering and erosion
300
When an oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate, it is called___________?
subduction zone
300
This is where two oceanic plates are pushing each other.
Mid-ocean ridges
300
Fossils are most likely to be found in this type of rock.
Sedimentary rock
300
The texture of a metamorphic rock arranged in L________s.
Layers
300
______________ are the series of processes where one rocks is transformed into another rock type.
The rock cycle
400
What should be replacing the question mark?
1) Cementation
2) Evaporation
What is cementation?
400
Geologists look at the _________, _____________, and ___________ of ___________ when they look at texture
shape, size, arrangement, and grain
400
If granite undergoes high heat and pressure within the Earth, what type of rock will be formed.
a metamorphic rock
400
Describe sediment
fragments of rocks, minerals, and remaining of organism.
400
Rocks are natural and solid mixture of solids.
Find what is wrong and fix it.
Hint: There are two correct answers. You need to add in two points.
mixture of minerals and remaining of organism.
500
If an igneous rock cools very quickly. When it forms, the appearance could be described as _________.
no visible crystals
500
What do the texture and composition tell you about the rock?
It tells you where the rock was formed
500
The three groups of rocks are classified by this means
1) How big they are
2) Where they were formed
3) None of the above.
how they were formed
500
Two rocks may look the same but be made in different places because of their c_________.
composition
500
True/ False
Tectonic activity also plays a role in rock formation as well as mineral formation.
True