science chapter 3 Flashcards
Igneous rock
Rock formed by the chrystalization of hot minerals
Rock
I tire of minerals that are generally segmented together.
Sedimentary rock
Formed from pieces of other rocks demented together
Metamorphic rock
Formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure
Molten rock
Melted minerals
Magma
Molten rock inside earth
Pluton
Large body of rock that can rom into different shapes when magma cools
Lava
Magma that reaches earths surface
Texture
Size of Chrystal’s in an igneous rock
Sediment
Rock particles carried and deposited by water wind or ice
Clastic rock
Sedimentary rock made up of rock
Non clastic rock
Sedimentary rock made up of dissolved minerals
Foliated
Texture of a metamorphic rock that are minerals.
Non folated
Texture of metamorphic rock that does not have mineral Chrystal’s
Cycle
Dries of events that happen over and over again.