Study for science (ROCKS) Flashcards
Intrusive and Extrusive are what type of rock?
Igneous
The “Parent Rock”
Metamorphic
Individual particles in rocks
Grains
The rock used in counter tops
Granite
Foliated & Non-Foliated are types of this rock
Metamorphic
Cooling and Crystallizing help form this rock type
Igneous
The size of the grains and how they are arranged
Texture
The rock used in cement
Limestone
The process in which sediments turn into rocks
Lithification
Chemical, clastic, and organic are types of this rock
Sedimentary
Which rock is used in cleaning supplies?
Pumice
Compaction, cemetation & deposition help form this rock
Sedimentary
When a parent rock changes into a new/different type of rock it undergoes which process?
Metamorphism
Process in which the texture & composition of a parent rock changes
Metamorphism
