ROCKS Flashcards

1
Q

What does Limestone change into?

A

Marble

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2
Q

This word means “changed”

A

metamorphic

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3
Q

What two things change sandstone into quartzite?

A

Heat and Pressure

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4
Q

Marble can be polished and made into beautiful ______________.

A

Monuments

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5
Q

Pumice and granite are examples of what kind of rocks?

A

Igneous

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6
Q

Name four metamorphic rocks

A

Slate, Schist, Gneiss and Marble

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7
Q

True or False: Igneous rocks are made by fire.

A

True

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8
Q

Limestone and sandstone are what type of rocks?

A

Sedimentary

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9
Q

With heat and pressure, shale changes into ___________.

A

Slate

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10
Q

A metamorphic rock with streaks is _____________.

A

Gneiss

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11
Q

Rocks are made from natural materials called ___________.

A

Minerals

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12
Q

The study of the earth’s history is called ________________.

A

Geology

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13
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True or False: Conglomerate and Shale are Igneous rocks.

A

False: Conglomerate and Shale are sedimentary rocks

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14
Q

What type of rocks are basalt and obsidian?

A

Igneous rocks

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15
Q

Igneous rocks are made from melted rock called __________.

A

Magma

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16
Q

Name the igneous rock that has sharp edges, is smooth and shiny and looks like black glass.

17
Q

Name the type of igneous rock that looks like a sponge and has air spaces in it so it floats in water.

18
Q

Name the two igneous rocks that form underground.

A

Granite and Basalt

19
Q

True or False: Limestone is a sedimentary rock.

20
Q

Sedimentary rocks are formed in _____________ at the bottom of lakes and oceans.

21
Q

True or False: Sandstone is a sedimentary rock that feels gritty and comes in just one color, brown.

A

False: Sandstone is a sed. rock that feels gritty and comes in many different colors.

22
Q

This soft sedimentary rock smells muddy when it is wet and splits into thin sheets