Rocks and Rock Cycle Flashcards
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1
Q
What is a rock?
A
it is a naturally-ocurring, coherent aggregate of minerals or solid materials such as natural glass or organic matter
2
Q
Where are rocks found?
A
in the lithosphere
(composed of the crust and uppermost part of the upper mantle)
3
Q
What is the model that describes all the processes of rocks in which they are formed, modified, transported, decomposed, melted, and reformed?
A
the rock cycle
4
Q
What process yields magma?
A
melting
5
Q
What process yields igneous rocks?
A
crystallization
6
Q
What process yields sediments?
A
- uplift and exposure
- weathering and erosion
- transportation
7
Q
What process yields sedimentary rocks?
A
- deposition
- lithification
8
Q
What process yields metamorphic rocks?
A
metamorphism
