The Rock Cycle Flashcards
1
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A category of rock - beginning of the rock cycle
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Igneous
2
Q
A rock - formed on a mountain - small crystals
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Basalt
3
Q
Category of rock - may change under ground
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Metamorphic
4
Q
Size of this feature will be caused by cooling time
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Crystals
5
Q
A volcano erupts - this slides down its side
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Lava
6
Q
Can change and igneous rock into metamorphic
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Pressure
7
Q
Process of rocks breaking up over time
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Weathering
8
Q
A rock - formed in magma - slowly
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Granite
9
Q
Process of rock sediment being transported by water & wind
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Erosion
10
Q
A small grained sediment which forms a dense rock - shale
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Silt
11
Q
Limestone is transformed(under the ground) into marble by this
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Heat
12
Q
Igneous rock - very light - formed by the spray of volcanic lava
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Pummice
13
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The process whereby rocks are slowly but constantly changing
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The Rock Cycle
