THE ROCK CYCLE

Question 1

=process involving
the transformation and generation of
igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks.
=Rocks are constantly being
transformed, generated, and destroyed in a process called

Answer 1

ROCK CYCLE

Question 2

outermost layer of our planet composed of
the _ and the _

Answer 2

crust and the upper mantle

Question 3

composed of rock and minerals

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EARTH

Question 4

extends to a depth of about 100 kilometers down the
surface containing different rocks and minerals
from both the continents and the oceans.

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LITHOSPHERE

Question 5

naturally-occurring
aggregate or combination of
minerals and mineraloids, such as
fossils and glass.

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ROCKS

Question 6

are the natural building
blocks of Earth’s lithosphere.

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ROCKS

Question 7

EXAMPLES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS:

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GRANITE, DIORITE, CYANITE, BASALT, ANDESITE

Question 8

_ rocks are formed through the cooling of magma or lava

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IGNEOUS ROCKS

Question 9

IGNEOUS IS BASED ON LATIN WORD WHICH MEANS

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IGNIS

Question 10

IGNIS MEANS

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FIRE

Question 11

Magma or lava may be solidified in
one of three ways:

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=Below the surface:from a slow-cooling
magma;
=On the surface:from fast-cooling lava
=On the surface: the consolidation of
particles erupted by explosive volcanic
activity;

Question 12

_ rocks accumulate on earth’s surface

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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Question 13

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN A PROCESS CALLED_

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DESPOSITION

Question 14

THE PROCESS BY WHICH THESE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL BECOMES INTO ROCK IS CALLED _

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Lithification

Question 15

EXAMPLES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:

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CLAY, LIMESTONE, SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE, BAUXITE

Question 16

_ ROCKS formed from the exposure of sedimentary or igneous rocks

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METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Question 17

THE ORIGINAL ROCK WHICH CAN EITHER BE IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, OR A METAMORPHIC ROCK, IS REFERRED TO AS THE _

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PROTOLITH

Question 18

EXAMPLES OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS:

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SLATE SCHIST, GNEISS, MARBLE, QUARTZITE

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CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS:

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TEXTURE AND COMPOSITION

Question 20

_refers to the size, shape, and
arrangement of mineral grains and other contituents, which are controlled by processes involved in the
formation of the rock

Answer 20

TEXTURE

Question 21

Rocks can also have a distinct grain size:

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APHANITIC AND PHANERITIC

Question 22

Rocks have grains too small to see or identify /have crystals too small for the eye to see

Answer 22

APHANITIC

Question 23

Rocks have grains which are big enough to see/have crystals which are visible

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PHANERITIC