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Sedimentary My Dear Watson
Too Hot to Handle
Oh the Pressure
Rock Cycle
Potpourri
100
Process that starts the formation of sedimentary rocks
What is erosion
100
Term for light colored igneous rocks rich in aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium
What is felsic
100
This term means to change form
What is metamorphosis
100
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter
What is a rock
100
Which of these is not an example of sedimentary rock? granite, sandstone, or limestone
What is granite
200
The process of layering
What is stratification
200
Rate at which fine grained igneous rocks cool
What is quickly (or fast)
200
Heating minerals and changing them with nearby magma
What is contact metamorphism
200
The three types of rocks
What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
200
Which of these is an example of a mafic igneous rock? pumice, basalt, schist
What is basalt
300
Limestone is primarily composed of this
What is calcium carbonate
300
Term for dark colored igneous rocks rich in calcium, iron, and magnesium, poor in silicon
What is mafic
300
Changing minerals by apply pressure deep in the earth
What is regional metamorphism
300
This gives rocks their color
What is minerals
300
700 °C and 1,250 °C
What is the freezing temperature of magma
400
The three types of sedimentary rocks
What is clastic, organic, and chemical
400
Rocks formed within the Earth from magma
What is intrusive igneous rocks
400
Metamorphic rocks with aligned flat grains
What is foliated
400
The three ways we classify rocks
What is composition, how it was formed, and texture
400
Identify the type of rock shown in the picture, igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
What is igneous (rock pictured is granite)
500
Minerals crystallize out of solution to form this
What is a chemical sedimentary rock
500
Obsidian is an example of this type of igneous rock because it formed outside the Earth
What is extrusive
500
Marble began as this sedimentary rock
What is limestone
500
All rocks begin as this type of rock
What is igneous
500
This sedimentary rock, commonly found in Arizona, makes up drywall
What is gypsum