26.3

Question 1

define clasts

Answer 1

small rocks and minerals

Question 2

what type of erosion are rocks on earths surface exposed to

Answer 2

water, wind, and other forces

Question 3

what does it mean if clasts are being transported

Answer 3

its being moved

Question 4

what does it mean if clasts are being deposited

Answer 4

put away

Question 5

define pore space

Answer 5

empty space between grains

Question 6

define compaction

Answer 6

clasts stick due to weight

Question 7

define cementation

Answer 7

crystallization in pore space

Question 8

how are sedimentary rocks formed

Answer 8

cementation and compaction make sedimentary rocks

Question 9

what is another name for clasts

Answer 9

detritus

Question 10

what are sedimentary rocks called that mostly made of clasts

Answer 10

detrital sedimentary rocks

Question 11

what is the decreasing size of clasts

Answer 11

gravel, sand, silt, clay

Question 12

which clast size would be deposited first

Answer 12

gravel (coarse)

Question 13

what are 4 common detrital sedimentary rocks

Answer 13

breccia, sandstone, silt stone, shale

Question 14

how are chemical sedimentary rocks formed

Answer 14

water containing dissolved solids

Question 15

if sedimentary rocks contain remains of living organisms what are they called

Answer 15

biochemical sedimentary rocks

Question 16

what are 2 common biochemical sedimentary rocks called

Answer 16

limestone and coal

Question 17

what are 3 types of sedimentary rock

Answer 17

biochemical, chemical, and detrital sedimentary rocks

Question 18

metamorphic rock is changed by a combination of which 3 things?

Answer 18

heat, pressure, and chemical reactions

Question 19

which type of rocks can be changed by metamorphism

Answer 19

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks can be changed

Question 20

what is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks happen in large areas

Answer 20

regional metamorphism

Question 21

what is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur in small changes

Answer 21

contact metamorphism

Question 22

when shale is compressed, which type of metamorphic rock is created

Answer 22

slate

Question 23

what are the two types of metamorphic textures

Answer 23

foliated and non foliated

Question 24

define foliated texture

Answer 24

has crystals arranged in layers and bands

Question 25

define nonfoliated texture

Answer 25

has crystals arranged randomly

Question 26

metamorphic rock are classified based on what two things

Answer 26

texture and composition

Question 27

define rock cycle

Answer 27

the continual changing of rocks from one form to another

Question 28

which types of rocks are part of the rock cycle

Answer 28

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

Question 29

what are the three types of rocks

Answer 29

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

Question 30

which type of rocks form from molten rock

Answer 30

igneous rocks

Question 31

which types of rock are formed from clasts, precipitation or compressed once living matter

Answer 31

sedimentary rocks

Question 32

which types of rocks are formed from heat, pressure, and chemical reactions

Answer 32

metamorphic rocks

Question 33

what can form from hot water, evaporation, or molten rock

Answer 33

minerals