The Rock Cycle

Question 1

a natural ocurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.

Answer 1

rock

Question 2

the series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes.

Answer 2

rock cycle

Question 3

the processes in which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

Answer 3

erosion

Question 4

the process in which material is laid down.

Answer 4

deposition

Question 5

the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock.

Answer 5

composition

Question 6

the quality of a rock that is based on sizes, shapes, and position of the rock’s grains.

Answer 6

texture

Question 7

rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth’s surface.

Answer 7

intrusive igneous rock

Question 8

rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth’s surface.

Answer 8

extrusive igneous rock

Question 9

layers of rock (singular, stratum)

Answer 9

strata

Question 10

the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers.

Answer 10

stratification

Question 11

the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands.

Answer 11

foliated

Question 12

the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arraged in planes or bands.

Answer 12

nonfoliated