characteristics of the 3 rocks

Question 1

metamorphic rock characteristics

Answer 1

existing rock subjected to high temperatures, pressures, fluids, or a combination

Question 2

metamorphic rock examples

Answer 2

slate, marble, quartzite

Question 3

igneous rock characteristics

Answer 3

rock formed by cooling and crystallization of magma

Question 4

igneous rock examples

Answer 4

granite, basalt, quartz, mica, feldspar, obsidian

Question 5

sedimentary rock examples

Answer 5

sandstone, shale, gypsum, limestone, chalk

Question 6

sedimentary rock characteristics

Answer 6

rock formed be the pulling of material over time

sediments compressed, heated, and chemically changed over long period of time