Question | Answer |
Name the three types of rocks | Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic |
Explain the path that a rock would take from igneous to sedimentary | It would erode (deposit, compact, cement) |
Intrusive igneous rocks have ________ sized crystals | Large |
Name the two types of metamorphic rocks | Foliated and Non-Foliated |
Name the two types of igneous rocks | Instrusive and Extrusive |
Name the three types of sedimentary rocks | Clastic, Organic and Chemical |
Describe how an igneous rock forms | From cooled molten rock |
Describe how a metamorphic rock forms | Heat and Pressure |
Describe how a sedimentary rock forms | Sediments are compacted and cemented |
Explain the difference between lava and magma | Magma is molten rock inside the earth; Lava erupts from a volcano |
Describe an extrusive igneous rock | small to no crystals; holes; glassy |
What is foliated? | A metamorphic rock that is bent in layers |
How are rocks classified? | By how they are formed |
Where do intrusive igneous rocks form? | Deep underground |
How would a sedimentary rock become metamorphic? | Heat and Pressure |
How would an igneous rock become metamorphic? | Heat and Pressure |
What are 3 ways that rocks are eroded? | Wind, moving water and ice |
Rocks are made of.... | Minerals |
A rock's texture describes its | Grains |
The texture of a rock with big crystals is called | Course-Grained |