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Rock Cycle
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Science!
100
This is the constant the earth undergoes where it creates and destroys rock.
What is the rock cycle?
100
The two areas where igneous rocks can form.
What are above and below the earth's surface?
100
__________ and _______ break a rock down and transport it to create a sedimentary rock.
What are weathering and erosion?
100
This is where metamorphic rock forms.
What is deep in the earth's crust?
100
Light colored igneous rock high in silicon.
What is felsic?
200
This type of rock forms from cooling lava or magma.
What is igneous rock?
200
This igneous rock has course grains and forms from magma.
What is intrusive igneous?
200
This is where sedimentary rock forms.
What is at or near the surface of the earth?
200
This type of metamorphism occurs when plates push rock further down into the earth.
What is regional metamorphism?
200
Another name for a fossil.
What is an organic sedimentary rock?
300
This type of rock forms after existing rock is weathered, transported and deposited.
What is sedimentary rock?
300
Mafic igneous rock has a dark color due to this mineral.
What is iron?
300
This type of sedimentary rock is formed from the hardened remains of animals or plants.
What is organic sedimentary rock?
300
This type of metamorphic rock will have stripes or bands as part of its texture.
What is foliated metamorphic rock?
300
Rocks undergo this process before being reformed into igneous rock.
What is melting and cooling?
400
This rock is formed when an existing rock is subjected to heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
400
This igneous rock is fine grained and forms from lava.
What is extrusive igneous rock?
400
This type of sedimentary rock is formed from rock and mineral fragments that are cemented together.
What is clastic sedimentary rock?
400
This type of metamorphism occurs when rock is heated by nearby magma.
What is contact metamorphism?
400
This type of metamorphic rock has no stripes or bands of minerals.
What is nonfoliated?
500
This is the layer of the earth in/on which rocks form.
What is the crust?
500
Igneous rock forming below the surface of the earth will have this type of texture.
What is coarse grained texture?
500
This type of sedimentary rock is formed when minerals crystallize out of a solution
What is chemical sedimentary rock?
500
These rocks can be changed to metamorphic rock if they are subjected to heat.
What are igneous and sedimentary?
500
This is the age of the earth.
What is 4.6 billion years?