Rocks and Minerals

Question 1

how are rocks classified

Answer 1

on the basis of the place of their formation

Question 2

what are the three types of rocks

Answer 2

metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary

Question 3

how do u say something is composed of one mineral

Answer 3

monomineralic

Question 4

how do crystals form?

Answer 4

they are formed from the minerals inside of magma as it cools.

Question 5

what determines crystal size?

Answer 5

If magma cools too quickly, then the crystalsare small, but if they cool slowly, the crystals are large in size.

Question 6

what determines the differences of colors of rocks

Answer 6

the differences of magma

Question 7

mapic magma

Answer 7

magma that is high is iron and magnesium. they create dense, dark colored rocks

Question 8

felsic magma

Answer 8

magma rich is silicon and aluminum and tey create less dense, light colored rocks

Question 9

intermediate magma

Answer 9

magma that is composed of both parts

Question 10

under which process do sediments convert to rock

Answer 10

cementation

Question 11

bioclast

Answer 11

dead plants and animals that settle in the ground and collect to form layers of settlement

Question 12

3 ways sedimentary rocks can form

Answer 12

when water evaporates during chemical formation,when dead remains are left behind during bioclastic formation, and when minerals are put together during clastic formation,

Question 13

during chemical formation of sedimentary rocks, what is the name of solids that are left behind?

Answer 13

precitates

Question 14

what are metamorphic rocks

Answer 14

rocks that re crystallize due to heat and/or pressure

Question 15

when rocks are subjected to warping and banding

Answer 15

foliation

Question 16

contact metamorphism

Answer 16

metamorphic rocks that have been baked near large pools of magma