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7 Science Ch 5
Rocks
Question | Answer |
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What are the three major groups of rock? | igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic |
What are the two types of igneous rocks? | extrusive and intrusive |
What are three characteristics that geologists use to classify rocks? | texture, mineral composition, color |
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks? | clastic, organic, chemical |
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks? | nonfoliated, foliated |
The texture of metamorphic rocks that has grains arranged in parallel layers is described as... | foliated |
Igneous rocks that cools very quickly when it forms may have a texture that is... | smooth and shiny with no visible grain |
When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as... | coarse grained. |
To describe a rock's texture, geologists determine... | the size, shape, and the pattern of the rock's grains |
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible stages in the rock cycle: melting, volcanic activity, smelting: | smelting |
What are the two most useful metamorphic rocks? | marble and slate |
A series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly form rocks from one kind to another is called... | the rock cycle |
The heat that changed a rock into metamorphic rock comes from... | the heat of the mantle. |
Rock that formed from cooling magma below the surface... | intrusive. |
The process by which sediment SETTLES OUT of the water or wind carrying it is... | deposition. |
Overtime, coral buried by sediments can turn into... | limestone. |
Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change a rock into... | metamorphic rock |
Rock that forms from cooling magma or lava is called... | igneous rock. |
Geologists classify metamorphic rock according to... | the arrangement of the grains that make up the rock. |
Metamorphic rocks that are nonfoliated... | have mineral grains line up in parallel layers. |
Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface (outside) is called... | extrusive rock |
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is... | cementation |
The texture of slate is said to be_______ because its mineral particles can be seen only with a microscope. | no visible grain |
Foliated and nonfoliated are terms used to describe the texture of... | metamorphic |
When seas or lakes evaporate, a type of sedimentary rock called a _______ rock can form. | chemical |
The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind, or ice is called _______, an important process in the formation of sedimentary rocks. | erosion |
Erosion and deposition play roles in the formation of ________ rocks. | sedimentary |
As layer upon layer of sediments are deposited, the process of ______ presses them together. | compaction |
______ is NOT a sedimentary rock. | granite |
_______ rocks are formed when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystalize on Earth's surface. | chemical |
Coal is an example of _______ rock | sedimentary rock |
A sedimentary rock that forms where thick layers of plant and animal remains are deposited... | coal |