Chapter 1 LO8

Question 1

Define the three types of rocks

Answer 1

Igneous- Formed by cooling from a melt

Sedimentary- Formed from Cementing loose clasts of pre-existing rock blues shells and shell fragments the accumulation of organic matter or precipitation of minerals dissolved in water

Metamorphic- Solid-state alteration of a protolith

Question 2

Describe the rock cycle boat in terms of the normal cycle and all the interruptions to the cycle

Answer 2

• The rock cycle shows how one type of rocky material gets transformed into another.
• Representation of how rocks are formed, broken down, & processed in response to changing conditions
• Processes may invovle interactions of geosphere with hydrosphere, atomsphere &/or biosphere
• Arrows indicate possible process paths within the cycle