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ELS (rock form) Flashcards

1
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begin as magma

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igneous rock

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2
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when rock is heated, pressure is released, rock changes composition.

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magma can form

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3
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magma can form

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when rock is heated, pressure is released, rock changes composition.

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4
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a mixture of any minerals

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magma

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5
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magma freezes between

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700 c and 1,250 c

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6
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light colored rocks that are rich in elements such as aluminum, potassium, silicon and sodium

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felsic

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7
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dark colored rocks that are rich in calcium, iron, and magnisium, poor in silicon

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mafic

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8
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mafic

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poor in silicon

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9
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takes longer to cool, giving mineral crystals more time to grow

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coarse-grained

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10
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cools quickly

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fine-grained

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11
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gabbro, basalt

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mafic

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12
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granite, rhyolite

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felsic

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13
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magma pushes into surroundings rock below the earth’s surface

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intrusive rocksf

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14
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forms when magma erupts onto earths sruface, cools quickly or no crystals formed

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extrusive rocks

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15
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high pressure and temeperature turn the solid into liquid

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igneous rock

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16
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can occur in earth’s mantle

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igneous rock

17
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can form from the cooling lava

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igneous rock

18
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some types are used in building and monuments

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igneous rock

19
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limestone, coal, shale, fossils

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sedimentary rocks

20
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is formed by erosion

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sedimentary rocks

21
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are moved from one place to another

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sedimentary rocks

22
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no heat and pressured involve

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sedimentary rocks

23
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strata

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layers of rocks

24
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layers of rocks

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strata

25
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made of fragments of rock cemented together with calcite or quartz

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clastic

26
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minerals crystallize out of solution to become rock

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non clastic (chemical sedimentary)

27
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fossils, layers, settling particles

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sedimentary rocks

28
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igneous rock + pressure and heat =

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metamorphic rock

29
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sedimentary rock + pressure and heat =

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metamorphic rock

30
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often called thermal metamorphism, happens when rock is heated up by an intrusion of hot magma

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contact metamorphism

31
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no discernible source of heat, (no nearby magma chamber)

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regional metamorphism

32
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contain aligned grains of flat minerals

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foliated

33
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minerals grain are not arranged in plains or brands

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non foliated

34
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3 mins break

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