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SlavensCh4RockCycle
characteristics and processes of rocks and the rock cycle
Term | Definition |
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What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter? | rock |
Name the process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest. | deposition |
The quality of a rock based on size and shape of the mineral grains. | texture |
What is the process by which sediment if removed from it's source? | erosion |
What is the chemical makeup of a rock? | composition |
Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of? | cementation |
Besides texture, how else are rocks classified? | composition |
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur? | temperature and pressure |
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have? | fine-grained |
What is the process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock? | weathering |
What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in stripes or bands? | foliated |
A rock is | a mixture of mineral crystals |
What type of sedimentary rock forms from the cementation of rock or mineral fragments. | clastic sedimentary |
What type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals crystallize out of solution? | chemical sedimentary |
What type of metamorphism occurs deep within Earth away from magma sources? | regional metamorphism |
What type of metamorphism occurs near sources of underground magma? | contact metamorphism |
When rocks recrystallize they form less stable or more stable crystals? | more stable |
What is limestone primarily made of? | organic material |
How would you describe the texture of a nonfoliated rock? | mineral grains are not in an organized pattern |