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Gr.6 Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rock- a | a natural solid mixture of minerals and grains |
| Grains- | fragments that make up a rock. Rocks are classified by their grain size, shape and chemical compisition. |
| Terxture | grain size and the way grains fit together |
| Compostion | the minerals or chemicals that make a rock. |
| Igneous Rocks | Made from magma and lava Extrusive- lava, cools quickly forming small crystals, ex. Obsidian; as lava leaves the volcano, gases escape leaving holes in the rocks. Ex. Pumice |
| Extrusive | lava, cools quickly forming small crystals |
| Intrusive | magma, cools slowly making large crystals. Ex. granite |
| Silica | Light colored rocks/high silica content, dark colored rocks/low silica content |
| Sedimentary Rocks | Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, & Cementation |
| Clastic | - rock fragments are squeezed together. |
| C. Organic | - remains of plants and animals. Ex. coal, shale, limestone |
| D. Chemical | dissolved solutions crystalize. Ex. rock salt |
| IV. Metamorphic Rocks | The changing of one type of rock to another through heat and pressure. |
| Plastic Deformation- | permanent change in shape by bending and folding, |
| Foliated- | Visible parallel layers of minerals |
| D. Nonfoliated- | mineral grains arranged randomly |
| V. Rock Cycle | A series of processes on and below the Earth’s surface that slowly changes one type of rock to another |