ROCKS

Question 1

any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter and categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition and the way in which it is formed.

Answer 1

Rocks

Question 2

A rock from a Latin word “ignis” which means fire and its parent material is magma

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Igneous Rocks

Question 3

A texture of igneous rock has smaller crystal due to the faster rate of cooling of the magma

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Fine-grained Igneous rock (“Aphanitic”)

Question 4

A texture of igneous rock has larger crystal due to the slower rate of cooling of the magma

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Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (“Phaneritic”)

Question 5

Types of igneous rocks based on composition that are magmas associated with crystal spreading

Answer 5

Mafic

Question 6

Importance of Igneous Rocks

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contains fossils, coal, petroleum, and natural gas are major energy source, and iron, aluminum, and manganes are used in construction industry

Question 7

Rocks that formed from the desposition of different materials on Earth’s surface

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Sedimentary Rocks

Question 8

2 Major groups of Sedimentary Rocks

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Clastic and Non-Clastic

Question 9

They form from the accumulation and lithification of sediments derived from the breakdown of pre-existing rocks

Answer 9

Clastic

Question 10

They precipated from concentrated solutions or from the accumulation or biologic or organic material

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Nonclastic

Question 11

Rocks derived from igneous or sedimentary rocks that were exposed to high pressure, high temp or a combination of both deep below the surface of Earth

Answer 11

Metamorphic Rocks