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LMS Ch 6.1 DR

Rocks and the Rock Cycle Directed Reading

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The solid part of Earth is made up of material called?? Rock.
Rock can be a collection of one or more minerals, or it might be made of?? Rolid Organic Matter.
Scientists who study the processes that form and change rock are called?? Geologists.
The word igneous comes from a Latin term that means?? “From Fire.”
How do rocks get broken down into small fragments?? By Erosion.
Which of the following does NOT change the form of existing rock?? Light.
The word metamorphic means?? “Changed Form.”
When a body of rock is exposed at Earth's surface, a number of processes break the rock down the igneous rock into sediment?? Igneous.
When bits and pieces of rock are compacted or cemented, the bits and pieces become rocks?? Sedimentary.
If sedimentary rocks are subjected to changes in temperature and pressure, the rocks may become rocks?? Metamorphic.
Under certain temperature and pressure conditions, matamorphic rock will melt and form?? Magma.
If magma cools, it turns into new rock?? Igneous.
A particular body of rock does not always pass through each stage of the?? Rock Cycle.
The way that minerals and rocks form is related to the of the rock?? Stability.
The rate at which a mineral chemically breaks down is dependent on the of the mineral?? Chemical Stability.
The chemical stability of minerals is dependent on the strength of the between atoms in the mineral?? Chemical Bonds.
Both sedimentary and metamorphic rocks tend to break in?? Layers.
When rock formed under intense is uplifted to Earth's surface, decreased pressure allows the joints and fractures to open?? Pressure.
Once weaknesses are exposed to air, the processes of physical and chemical begin?? Weathering.
Igneous Rock?? Rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens.
Sedimentary Rock?? Rock that forms when rock fragments are compressed and cemented together.
Lava?? Molten Rock that is exposed at Earth's surface.
Metamorphic Rock?? Rock that forms when existing rock is altered.
Magma?? Molten Rock.
Sediment?? Rocks, mineral crystals, and organic matter that have been broken into fragments.
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