Chapter 2

Question 1

rock

Answer 1

a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic mater

Question 2

rock cycle

Answer 2

the series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to an another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes

Question 3

erosion

Answer 3

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports

Question 4

deposition

Answer 4

the process in which material is laid down

Question 5

composition

Answer 5

the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock

Question 6

texture

Answer 6

the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rocks grains

Question 7

intrusive igneous rock

Answer 7

rock formed from cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth’s surface

Question 8

extrusive igneous rock

Answer 8

rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth’s surface

Question 9

strata

Answer 9

layers of rock

Question 10

stratification

Answer 10

the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers

Question 11

foliated

Answer 11

the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands

Question 12

nonfoliated

Answer 12

the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in bands or planes