sci vocab once again

Question 1

foliated

Answer 1

metamorphic rock with wavy layers or bands

Question 2

sediments

Answer 2

small pieces of rock moved by water, wind, glaciers, or gravity

Question 3

non-foliated

Answer 3

metamorphic rocks with minerals forming blocky crystal shapes

Question 4

clastic sedimentary rocks

Answer 4

rocks made of deposits of loose sediments

Question 5

lithification

Answer 5

physical/chemical processes turning sediments into sedimentary rock

Question 6

Regional Metamorphism

Answer 6

process affecting large areas of Earth’s crust producing belts classified as low, medium, or high grade

Question 7

clastic

Answer 7

Rock/mineral fragments made by weathering and erosion, classified by size and shape

Question 8

cementation

Answer 8

Process using dissolved minerals to grow minerals around sediment grains to form rock

Question 9

Contact metamorphism

Answer 9

when molten rock meets solid rock

Question 10

porosity

Answer 10

percentage of open space between grains and material

Question 11

bedding

Answer 11

horizontal layering of sedimentary rock

Question 12

hydrothermal metamorphism

Answer 12

the process when hot water reacts with rock altering its mineralogy and chemistry

Question 13

evaporites

Answer 13

chemical sedimentary rock forms from dissolved minerals, they then precipitate and settle

Question 14

graded bedding

Answer 14

When particle size becomes progressively bigger towards bottom layers

Question 15

rock cycle

Answer 15

the continuous process which changes rocks into other types of rocks

Question 16

crossbedding

Answer 16

When incline layers of sediment are carried across horizontal surfaces

Question 17

sedimentary rocks

Answer 17

sediments glued together

Question 18

metamorphic rock

Answer 18

rock changed through temperature and pressure