Rocks And Minerals

Question 1

Metamorphic

Answer 1

Rocks changed by heat pressure and chemical reactions

Question 2

Rock cycle

Answer 2

Look at Rock cycle paper

Question 3

Igneous rock

Answer 3

Rocks formed from magma or lava

Question 4

Metamorphism

Answer 4

A rock changed by heat, pressure and chemical reactions

Question 5

Weathering

Answer 5

To change the texture or appearance of a rock

Question 6

Sedimentary rocks

Answer 6

Made from loose sediments that got pressed and cemented together

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

The process of being eroded by wind, water

Question 8

Extrusive

Answer 8

Rocks that cool or Hardin near or at earths surface

Small or no crystals because rock cooled rapidly at low temperatures fine or microscopic grains

Question 9

Intrusive

Answer 9

Rocks that cool or Harden below the surface (large crystals because rock cooled slowly at higher temperatures course grains)

Question 10

Porphyritic

Answer 10

A rock texture mostly found in volcanic rocks. fine grained like sand

Question 11

Batholith

Answer 11

Very large masses deep rock Covers hundreds of square kilometers

Question 12

Stock

Answer 12

Similar to batholiths covers less than 100 km²

Question 13

Laccolith

Answer 13

Magma flows between rock layers and spreads upward pushing rock in to an arc

Question 14

Sill

Answer 14

Lies parallel to rock layers flows between layers

Question 15

Dike

Answer 15

Cuts across layers

Question 16

Volcanic neck

Answer 16

Remnants of volcanoes

Question 17

Lava flows

Answer 17

Lava flowing on earths surface

Question 18

Foliated

Answer 18

Minerals separate into layers of alternating dark and light bands or excellent cleavage

Question 19

Unfoliated

Answer 19

Has no visible layers or bands randomly oriented minerals massive in appearance

Question 20

Slate

Answer 20

Flat platy evident cleavage plans but solid in color

Question 21

Schist

Answer 21

Minerals oriented in a certain direction

Question 22

Gneiss

Answer 22

Alternating light and dark bands from minerals aligned in one direction

Question 23

Clastic

Answer 23

Conglomerates rocks of different size cemented together rounded

Question 24

Fragmental rocks

Answer 24

Rock fragments mixed with sand and clay and mud cemented together

Question 25

Sand stone

Answer 25

Formed from sand grains cemented together

Question 26

Shale

Answer 26

Hardened layers of Mud and clay

forms in swamps or bogs

Question 27

Organic

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Built from remains of living things example coal, chalk and limestone

Question 28

Chemical

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Formed from large amounts of mineral after a week or see dried up examples rock salt lime stone chert and Flint

Question 29

Geodes

Answer 29

Crystal filled cavities formed by ground water traveling through hollowed out sedimentary rock

Question 30

Rock

Answer 30

A piece of Earth’s crust made up of minerals

Question 31

Stratification

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Wiring of different sedimentary rocks due to changes in climate overtime

Question 32

Breccia

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A rock consisting of angular fragments cemented together

Question 33

Granite family

Answer 33

Felsic, magma, light coloring high in silica

Question 34

Basalt family

Answer 34

Mafic,Low silica and dark colored

Question 35

Diorite fam

Answer 35

Medium colored and no Quartz

Question 36

Marble

Answer 36

White pink black solid swirl known as calcite

Question 37

Fluorite

Answer 37

Illinois State fossil

Question 39

Sediment

Answer 39

Dirt/clay that settles to the bottom of a liquid