rocks and minerals

Question 1

minerals

Answer 1

identified based on their chemical and physical properties

Question 2

minerals look and behave on the outside is directly related to the

Answer 2

internal arrangement of the atoms

Question 3

intrusive igneous rocks

Answer 3

cooled on the inside of the earth, large crystals and interlocking crystals

Question 4

extrusive rocks

Answer 4

cools near or on the surface of the earth, glass or find texture . as crystal size increases cooling time increases

Question 5

sedimentary rocks

Answer 5

form from layers of sediments that have been compressed over long periods of time

Question 6

clastic sedimentary rocks

Answer 6

compaction, cementation and only type of sedimentary rock that contains fossils

Question 7

chemical sedimentary rocks

Answer 7

formed form mineral, aka evaporites and leave crystals behind

Question 8

organic sedimentary rock

Answer 8

formed from a biological process

Question 9

metamorphic rocks

Answer 9

formed from other rocks recrystallized by heat and pressure, regional metamorphism (convergence) and contact metamorphism (smaller areas)