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Rocks Flashcards

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Layers of silt, sand, dead plant and animal matter press together on or near the Earth’s surface, forming _________.

A

sedimentary rocks

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When dissolved minerals come out of water

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chemical sedimentary rocks

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What are 3 examples of intrusive rocks?

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diorite, gabbro, granite

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When molten rock breaks the Earth’s surface and cools quickly with small crystals.

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extrusive igneous rocks

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What are the three types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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Debris for mechanical weathering, or the process of rocks breaking down from larger to smaller pieces

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clastic sedimentary rocks

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What are 3 examples of extrusive rocks?

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andesite, basalt, obsidian

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What are 3 examples of organic rocks?

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coal, coquina, fossiliferous limestone

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What are 3 examples of chemical rocks?

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chalk, iron ore, rock salt

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Intrusive rocks are also called _________.

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Plutonic rocks

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_________ form when magma (molten rock) cools and cystallizes.

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Igneous rocks

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What are 3 examples of foliated rocks?

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gneiss, scoria, tuff

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What are 3 examples of clastic rocks?

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sandstone, siltstone, shale

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What are the 3 types of sedimentary rocks?

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clastic, chemical, organic

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The slow cooling of molten rock under the Earth’s surface creates the large crystals in _________.

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Intrusive igneous rocks

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What are the two types of Igneous rocks?

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intrusive & extrusive

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Organic rocks can also be called _________.

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organic detrital rocks

18
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The accumulation of animal and plant debris

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organic sedimentary rocks

19
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Rocks modified by heat, pressure, and chemical processes underground

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metamorphic rocks

20
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These rocks appear to be banded, or layered, which is caused by directed pressure and heat

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foliated metamorphic rocks

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