Rocks

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

a rock is a mixture of materials minerals, glass, and organic.

Question 2

Igneous Rock

Answer 2

rock formed when molten cools and hardens.

Question 3

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 3

Rocks that have changed due to temperate or pressure increases that undergo a change in composition.

Question 4

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 4

Form when sediments become pressed or cemented together or when sediments participate out of solution.

Question 5

Extrusive igneous rock (EN=ON)

Answer 5

Are formed when lava cools on/near surface.

Question 6

INtrusive igneous rock (IN=INSIDE)

Answer 6

When magma cools below the earth’s surface.

Question 7

Foliated

Answer 7

Are metamorphic rocks in which the mineral grains flatten and and line up in parrell bands.

Question 8

Nonfoliated

Answer 8

a type of metamorphic rock created when mineral grains change, grow, and rearrange, but don’t form bands.

Question 9

Detrital rock

Answer 9

Sedimentary rocks are made from broken fragments of other rock that compacted and cemented together.

Question 10

Oganic sedimentary rock

Answer 10

are formed from once living things.

Question 11

Cheimcal sedimentary rock

Answer 11

Form when minerals precipitate from a solution or are left behind after evaporation.

Question 12

Sediments

Answer 12

Sediments are loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, bits of plants and animals that have been transported by wind water or glaciers.

Question 13

Magma

Answer 13

Molten rock under earth’s surface.

Question 14

Compaction

Answer 14

Happens when sediments are pressed together to form solid rock.

Question 15

Cementation

Answer 15

Will cause larger sediments to stick together.

Question 16

Weathering

Answer 16

Is the process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.