Science

Question 1

Rock cycle

Answer 1

A rock forms, changes from one type to another is destroyed and formed again by geological process

Question 2

How are rocks classified

Answer 2

Composition and texture

Question 3

How are igneous rocks formed?

Answer 3

Magma solidifying

Question 4

Extrusive

Answer 4

Rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity near the earths surface

Question 5

How are sedimentary rocks formed

Answer 5

Weathering occurs and breaks rocks into fragments

Question 6

Three classes of sedimentary rocks

Answer 6

Clastic, chemical, organic

Question 7

How are metamorphic rocks formed

Answer 7

When heat and pressure of the new environment changes

Question 8

What are the 2 classes of metamorphic rocks

Answer 8

Foliated unfoliated

Question 9

Weathering

Answer 9

Breaking down of rocks

Question 10

Mechanical weathering

Answer 10

Physical changes

Question 11

Chemical weathering

Answer 11

Chemical changes

Question 12

Erosion

Answer 12

Movement of sediment

Question 13

5 agents of erosion

Answer 13

Gravity, wind, running water, glaciers, waves

Question 14

Deposition

Answer 14

Sediment is deposited

Question 15

Contact metamorphosism

Answer 15

Occurs near igneous intrusions

Question 16

Regional metamorphosism

Answer 16

Pressure builds up on rocks that are buried deep below other rocks

Question 17

Mefic rocks

Answer 17

Dark colored rocks Rich in calcium iron magnesium

Question 18

Felsic

Answer 18

Light colored rocks Rich in aluminum potassium silicon

Question 19

Rock

Answer 19

Naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

Question 20

Intrusive

Answer 20

Rock beneath the earths surface formed from cooling/ solidification of magma