Rock vocab

Question 1

Compaction

Answer 1

Particles squeezed together under great pressure

Question 2

Organic

Answer 2

Form from the accumulation of [plant or animal debris which have piled up by compaction and cementation] over long periods of time.

Question 3

Non-foliated rock

Answer 3

Term used to describe metamorphic rocks that the mineral grains are arranged randomly

Question 4

Igneous rock

Answer 4

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock AT or BELOW the surface

Question 5

Chemical

Answer 5

Form when [standing water] evaporates, leaving dissolved minerals behind over long periods of time

Question 6

Rock Cycle

Answer 6

A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another

Question 7

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 7

A type of rock that forms and existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure or chemical reaction

Question 8

Clastic

Answer 8

Form from an accumulation of [little pieces of broken up rock which have piled up by compaction and cementation] over long periods of time

Question 9

Deposition

Answer 9

Particles deposited as loosely packed sediment

Question 10

Sedimentary rock

Answer 10

A type of rock that forms when particles form other rocks or the [remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together]

Question 11

Glacier

Answer 11

A large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly across earth’s surface

Question 12

Minerals

Answer 12

Naturally occurring in organic solids that have crystal structures and definite chemical compositions

Question 13

Cementation

Answer 13

Particles glued together as mineral solutions harden

Question 14

Erosion

Answer 14

The process in which sediment is carried away from their source by water and/or wind

Question 15

Rock

Answer 15

A natural, solid mixture of minerals, smaller ROCK fragments, organic matter or glass

Question 16

Crystallization

Answer 16

Occurs when partials dissolved in a liquid or a melt solidify and form CRYSTALS

Question 17

Extrusive rock

Answer 17

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth’s SURFACE

Question 18

Sediment

Answer 18

Small, Solid pieces of materiel that comes from rocks or organisms

Question 19

Weathering

Answer 19

The process in witch water, wind, ice and heat break down rock into sediment

Question 20

Foliated rock

Answer 20

Term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bunds

Question 21

Intrusive rock

Answer 21

Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens BENEATH Earth’s surface