Rock Groups

Question 1

May form on or beneath earth’s surface

Answer 1

Igneous rock formation

Question 2

igneous rocks formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface

Answer 2

Extrusive rocks

Question 3

Rock that formed when magma hardened beneath Earth’s surface

Answer 3

Intrusuve rocks

Question 4

Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or remains of living things such as shells, leaves, bones and stems

Answer 4

Sediment

Question 5

Form sediment by particles getting carried away from their source by wind and water

Answer 5

erosion

Question 6

process by which sediment settles out of th water or wind carrying it

Answer 6

Deposition

Question 7

Process that presses sediment together growing thick layers that build up over millions of years

Answer 7

Compaction

Question 8

Process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together

Answer 8

Cementation

Question 9

_____ and ____ deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock in metamorphic rock

Answer 9

Heat and pressure

Question 10

4 processes that sediment can be formed

Answer 10

Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Cementation

Question 11

Metamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or barbs

Answer 11

Foliated

Question 12

Mineral grains and arranged randomly

Answer 12

Nonfoliated