Question | Answer |
running water wind or ice loosen and carry fragments of rocks | erosion |
the process by which sediment settles out of water or wind carrying it | deposition |
process that presses sediment together | compaction |
the process in which dissolved minerals crystalize and glue particles of sediment together | cementation |
types of sedimenttary rocks:_______,_________,________ | classic organic chemical |
_______ rocks are made up of broken pieses of other rocks | classic |
________ rocks form where the remains of plant and animals are deposited in thick layers. | organic |
_________ form when minerals are dizzoled in a solution and crystalize | chemical |
examples of sedimentary rocks are __________,__________,_________,___________and _____________ | sandstone shale conglomerate coal and limestone |
a series of pocesses on earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another | the rock cycle |
metamorphic rocks form when existing rock is changed by ____,______, or ________ ___________. | heat pressure chemical reaction |
most metamorphic rock form _________ __________ | deep underground |
________ rocks have their grains arranged in parallel layers | foliated |
_________ rocks have their grains arranged randomly | nonfoliated |
examples of metamorphic rock are ______/_______ , __________/________ , _______/________ | granite/gneiss sandstone/quatzite and shale/slate |
organica coral reef is really ________ limestone. __________ deposits that began as coral reefs provide evidence of how earth's surface has changed. these deposits also provide evidence from _____ environments | organic limestone |
coral animals are tiny relatives of the jellyfish that live together in vast numbers. they produce skeletons that grow together to form a structure called a ________ ________ | coral reef |
to form their their ______ , coral animals absorb the elements calcium from the ocean water. the calcium combines with carbon and oxygen to form calcite,which is na mineral. when the animal dies the skeleton remains and over time builds up to form coral | skeleton |