Rock Categories Flashcards
1
Q
Dark layered rock - formed from clay
A
Shale
2
Q
This sedimentary rock is formed from the skeletons of dead sea creatures
A
Limestone
3
Q
Grey igneous rock - microscope is needed to see the crystals well
A
Basalt
4
Q
Igneous rock - hard, strong and good for building
A
Granite
5
Q
Marble is transformed from limestone. It is an example of this category of rock
A
Metamorphic
6
Q
This rock makes up much of the Blue Mountains plateau
A
sandstone
7
Q
A mixture of sediment from different eroded rock material -
A
conglomerate
8
Q
Dark black shiny igneous rock without crystals
A
Obsidian
