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8th Grade - Ch. 10 Rocks

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What type of scientist studies the classification and origin of all types of rocks?   show
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What gives rocks its texture when individual rock particles, crystals and sometimes fossils combine?   show
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show Igneous  
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What type of igneous rocks contain the largest crystals that are usually interlocking?   show
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show Porphyry  
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show Phanerite  
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show Aphanitic  
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show Pumice  
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What type of igneous rock formed so quickly no crystals are visible making it smooth and shiny like glass?   show
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What is the first step in the formation of a sedimentary rock?   show
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What is the second step in the formation of sedimentary rock?   show
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show Compaction  
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show Cementation  
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show Clasts  
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show Pebbles, Sand and Clay  
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What type of sedimentary rocks are formed from minerals precipitated from water?   show
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What type of rock can contain fossils?   show
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show Metamorphic  
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show Chemical Metamorphism  
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show Mantle and melt  
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show Igneous  
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What type of rocks form from bonded rock fragments or fossils or from precipitation of minerals from supersaturated water solutions?   show
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What type of metamorphic rocks contain crystals in band or parallel layers?   show
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show Marble  
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show Size, shape and pattern of grains  
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What geological event caused the widespread existence of sedimentary rocks?   show
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What three conditions cause metamorphism of rocks?   show
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show Extrusive Igneous  
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What type of rock is conglomerate or breccia?   show
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What type of rock is granite or gabbro?   show
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What type of rock is limestone or chalk?   show
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What type of rock is marble or quartzite?   show
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What type of rock is slate or gneiss?   show
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show Conservation of Matter  
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What makes up rocks?   show
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show Large  
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show Small  
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show Limestone  
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show Chalk  
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show Igneous  
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show Metamorphic  
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