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Chapt.4
Rocks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rock | a mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other materials |
| rock cycle | a model that shows how rocks change through time |
| igneous rock | what magma forms when it cools and hardens |
| lava | magma aboveground |
| intrusive | rocks that form below the surface |
| extrusive | rocks that form above the surface |
| basaltic | dense dark colored igneous rocks |
| granitic | light colored igneous rocks with lower density than basaltic |
| metamorphic rock | rocks that have changed because of changes in temperature and pressure or the presence of hot watery fluids |
| foiliated | when mineral grains flatten and line up parellel |
| non foiliated | mineral grains dont form layers |
| sediment | loose materials such as rock fragements, mineral grains and bits of shell moved by wind, water, ice, gravity |
| sedimentay rocks | formed when sediments are pressed and cemented together |
| compactation | when sediments are compacted together |
| cementation | when sediments are cemented together |