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Rock Cycle Vocab
Question | Answer |
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What is the term used to describe metamorphic rock whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands? | foliated |
What is the term for a particle of mineral or other rock that gives a rock its texture? | grain |
What is the process where rock fragments are pressed together under their own weight? | compaction |
What is the process where dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass? | cementation |
_________ forms from the cooling of molten rock-either magma below the surface or lava at the surface. | igneous rock |
Most __________ forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. | sedimentary rock |
What are Igneous rocks that forms from lava on Earth’s surface? | extrusive rock |
What are igneous rocks that form beneath Earth's surface? | intrusive rock |
What is the name of the sedimentary rock when rock fragments are squeezed together? | clastic rock |
What is the name of the sedimentary rocks that form where remains of organisms are deposited in thick layers? | organic rock |
What is the name of a sedimentary rock that is formed when minerals dissolve in a water solution begin to crystallize? | chemical rock |
What is the term for the look and feel of a rock’s surface? | texture |
What are the two processes that can change any rock into a metamorphic rock? | heat and pressure |
________ is formed when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions. | Metamorphic Rock |