Rocks

Question 1

sediment or rock added to a landform

Answer 1

deposit

Question 2

fragment that makes up a rock

Answer 2

grain

Question 3

molten rock that erupts on Earth’s surface

Answer 3

lava

Question 4

molten or liquid rock underground

Answer 4

magma

Question 5

naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms

Answer 5

mineral

Question 6

natural, solid mixture of minerals or particles

Answer 6

rock

Question 7

series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

Answer 7

rock cycle

Question 8

rock material that is broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode

Answer 8

sediment

Question 9

grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock

Answer 9

texture

Question 10

igneous rock that cools and crystallizes on Earth’s surface

Answer 10

extrusive rock

Question 11

igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground

Answer 11

intrusive rock

Question 12

rock that forms when lava cools too quickly to form crystals

Answer 12

volcanic glass

Question 13

crystallization of minerals from water into the spaces between sediment grains

Answer 13

cementation

Question 14

process that squeezes out fluids and decreases the space

between the grains in a sediment deposit

Answer 14

compaction

Question 15

occurs when magma comes in contact with existing rock and its thermal energy and gases interact with the
surrounding rock to make new metamorphic rock

Answer 15

contact metamorphism

Question 16

to appear visible

Answer 16

expose

Question 17

process that affects structure or composition of rocks

in the solid state; occurs due to changes in heat, pressure, or the addition of chemical fluids

Answer 17

metamorphism

Question 18

contains parallel layers of flat and elongated

minerals

Answer 18

foliated rock

Question 19

has mineral grains with a random interlocking texture

Answer 19

non-foliated rock

Question 20

permanent change in rock shape caused by bending and folding

Answer 20

plastic deformation

Question 21

fragments compacted to make layers in this type of rock

Answer 21

sedimentary rock

Question 22

rock made by extreme temperature and pressure

Answer 22

metamorphic rock

Question 23

made up of molten rock

Answer 23

igneous rock

Question 24

weathering of rocks; breaking down into smaller parts

Answer 24

erosion