rocks Flashcards

1
Q

sediments compact & cement together

A

Sedimentary

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2
Q

Gas bubbles may appear

A

Igneous

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3
Q

a rock that undergoes heat & pressure

A

Metamorphic

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4
Q

Cooled magma

A

Igneous

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5
Q
  • Sediments pieces are often seen in the rock

* Can contain fossils

A

Sedimentary

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6
Q

cools INside the volcano and has LARGE crystals

A

*INtrusive igneous

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7
Q

cools outside the volcano and has smaller crystals or none at all

A

EXtrusive igneous

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8
Q

Ribbonlike layers

A

Metamorphic

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9
Q

small pieces of material that come from rocks & living things (sand, pebbles, clay)

A

Sediment

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10
Q

The process that gradually changes 1 rock to another

A

rock cycle

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11
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the breaking down of rocks into sediments (wind, water, waves)

A

Weathering

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12
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the taking away of sediments (wind, water, waves)

A

Erosion

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13
Q

melted rock

A

Magma

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14
Q

rock formed from magma cooling inside a volcano

A

intrusive

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15
Q

rock formed from lava cooling outside a volcano

A

extrusive

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16
Q

marble

A

metamorphic

17
Q

conglomerate

A

sedimentary

18
Q

basalt

A

igneous

19
Q

changes any rock into metamorphic rocks

A

heat & pressure

20
Q

makes sediments

A

Weathering & erosion

21
Q

turns sediments into sedimentary rock

A

Compaction & Cementing

22
Q

changes any rock into igneous rocks

A

Melting & Cooling