Rocks

Question 0

Series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes

Answer 0

Rock Cycle

Question 1

Naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

Answer 1

Rock

Question 2

Process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soul and sediment from one location to another

Answer 2

Erosion

Question 3

Process in which material is laid down

Answer 3

Deposition

Question 4

Chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials on the rock

Answer 4

Composition

Question 5

Quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock’s grains

Answer 5

Texture

Question 6

Igneous

Answer 6

Melting and Cooling

Question 7

Metamorphic

Answer 7

Heat and Pressure

Question 8

Sedimentary

Answer 8

Weathering and Erosion

Question 9

True or False

Each rock type can change into one of the 3 types of rock.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Rocks are divided into 3 main classes based on ___________________.

Answer 10

how the rock formed

Question 11

Scientists study rocks in detail using 2 important criteria- ___________ and _______

Answer 11

composition, texture

Question 12

What determines a rock’s composition?

Answer 12

Minerals the rock contains

Question 13

Name the 3 classes of rock

Answer 13

Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary